Montana · Madison County
Past Producer

Fairview Mine

Madison County, Montana, United States
SilverLeadZincGoldManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS LIKE
Ore controlFractures, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
Geology
Host rockMarble · Cherry Creek Series, Limestone-Marble
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Tobacco Root Quartz Monzonite, Outlier
StructureTobacco Root Batholith, N 30 E Trending Joints And Folds.
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10019951
MRDS IDDC12031
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.53018, -112.0892
References
BERGER, R.H, 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE SHERIDAN DISTRICT, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA; MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 41, P. 17GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEMOIR 15, P. 48MBMG MEM 9, P. 42.USGS BULL 574, P. 135.1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S. GEOL. SUR. BULLETIN 57MBMG MEMOIR 15, U.S. B.M. I.C. 6972.