Falcon

The Falcon is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,598 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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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