| Deposit ID | 10221474 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairview Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.13417, 45.5271 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Old Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003 S | 004 W | 31 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.13417, 45.5271 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570244 |
MBM&G BULL 20, 1960, P29 DIR
USBM IC 6972, 1937, P66.
USGS BULL 574, 1914, P135.
USBM MRB REP 73, 1952, P A-17.
MBM & G IC 20, 1957, P32
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/15/2017 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401706 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fairview Mine |
| Current operator | Snowy Mountain Holdings Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Delaney Robert L |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1252 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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