Mine detail: Falcon Prospect

Previously called 'NBMG Sample Site 2073'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.58465, -116.94869

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Tertiary:	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Wolframite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1956
Last production ended:	1956

Geology

Host rock:	Belmont Pluton
Host type:	Quartz Monzonite,Granite
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite,Plutonic Rock
Structure:	Joints, Fractures

References

MRDS	M042796
DEP	10037805
Reference	{Deposit:: STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA}{Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, 1 OCT 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.}{Deposit:: NBMG BULL. 99B, 1984.}{Production:: STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP).}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)