| Deposit ID | 10100266 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032902 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560210038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairview Mine |
| Included sites | Silver Crown District |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.192, 41.178 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Labeled on pl. 1 of Klein (1974, PR-14), transferred to topo GIS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Laramie(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hecla(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crow(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Laramie |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014N | 070W | 13 | W2 of SW of SW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Result | ALL ARGENTIFEROUS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sherman Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Sherman Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.192, 41.178 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Laramie Range, A N-S Trending Asymmetrical Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults, Shear Zones |
| Width | 4.27M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Crown District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032902 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560210038 | = newMRDS 10133099, merged and deleted. |
Klein, Terry, 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the Silver Crown mining district, Laramie County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming, Preliminary Report No. 14, 27 p., 2 pls.
Osterwald and others, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: GSW BULL 50, P. 55.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | Palm, Michael L. (Barari, Rachel A.) | South Dakota Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 04-AUG-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560210038 = newMRDS 10133099, merged and deleted. |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560210038 = newMRDS 10133099 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.