Falconer

The Falconer is a silver and lead mine located in Eureka 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: Falconer  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.19111, -116.57139

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Falconer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Falconer
Secondary: Roberts Mining Co.


Commodity

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


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Roberts Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILVER-LEAD OREBODIES AS SMALL IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS AND VEINS COMMONLY PARRALLEL TO BEDDING ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVE.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J. ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W.O. (1938) RECONNASSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EURKA CO. NEV., USBM 1-6 7022

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA, LANDER & ELKO COS USGS BULL 408

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL., 1967.


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.