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Fairview Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tellurium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101958
MRDS ID DC08555
Record type Site
Current site name Fairview Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.32871, 46.81406 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 KM SE OF GARNET

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 014W 11 N2 OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON STEEP SLOPE W OF CAVE GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuth Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Silver Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.77OZ/TON AG, 1.1OZ/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Belt Series
    Rock description Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Belt Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.32871, 46.81406
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E
    Dip 30N
    Length 121.92M
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Garnet (First Chance) District

Comments on the production information

  • 1898-1907 $50000 WAS MADE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TELLURIDES INCLOSED IN CLEAR QUARTZ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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