Franco-American

The Franco-American is a copper mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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

Name: Franco-American  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.86278, -119.62056

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Franco-American MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Franco-American
Secondary: Nevada Dominion
Secondary: Blondin


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure

Type: L
Description: Mullen Pass Ne Structure


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adv Argillic, Sericitic, Propylitic


Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Enargite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST TWO DISTINCT VEINS CROP OUT ON THE PROPERTY, MAIN VEIN IS 8-10 FEET WIDE, AT SURFACE IS BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED, THOROUGHLY OXIDIZED ASH FLOW TUFF. SECOND VEIN HAS ONLY BEEN PROSPECTED BY SHALLOW WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H F, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE-STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, A B, GEOL & MIN DEP PYRAMID DIST, S WASHOE CO, NEV, UNPUB PHD DISSERT, MSM, UNR, 1975


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.