Falcon

The Falcon is a silver mine located in Dolores county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,281 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Falcon

State: Colorado

County: Dolores

Elevation: 9,281 Feet (2,829 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.6975, -108.02310

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Falcon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Falcon
Secondary: San Juan National Forest

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: Pioneer/Rico

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Rico Development Corp.
Company ID: 500416
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1989

Production

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

Comment Type:
Workings

Comment: WORKINGS CAVED IN 1989 ABOUT 5,300 CUBIC FEET OF DUMP MATERIAL. TWO ASSAYS OF DUMP MATERIAL AVERAGE 1.9% LEAD AND 4.2% ZINC {SAMPLE 321-322}.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: OWN/OP: RICO ARGENTINE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: UNDERGROUND WORKINGS OF RICO ARGENTINE MINE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92