The Fawn Creek Prospect is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Fawn Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fawn Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ruby Valley (Smith Creek)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CONTACT/LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SIMILAR TO BATTLE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE
Comment (Deposit): THE FAWN CREEK PROSPECT LIVES SOUTH OF MYERS CREEK, AND IT IS A SIMILAR DEPOSIT AS THAT OF THE BATTLE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL (RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
