The Falcon is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,598 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.13611, -120.48972
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Falcon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Falcon
Secondary: Carley
Secondary: Louisa
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granite Dikes Accompany All Veins
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND ACTIVE PRIOR 1894 , 1894 , 1895 , 1897 , 1932 , AND 1942
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, VEINS SMALL BUT RICH WITH FISSURES OFTEN BRANCHING
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 215 FT SHAFT AND 50 FT DRIFT, 120 FT CROSS CUT ADIT AND 300 FT DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , CALAVERAS COUNTY, 12TH REPT STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 94
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 36 , 150 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , CALAVERAS COUNTY, 13TH REPT STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG 104
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P 304
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