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Monte Cristo

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007151
MRDS ID C010298
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Cristo
Related records 10285739

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.99374, 37.60354 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804
Relative position E 1/4 MI. E LAKE MARY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bloody Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 027E 16,15 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. NW 1/4 NE 1/4 16

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.99374, 37.60354
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CROSSCUT INTERSECTS SHEAR ZONE, MINOR BRECCIA ZONES AND ANASTOMOSING QTZ. VEINLETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mammoth Lakes

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1939 - 1941
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 52700g
    Major Ore Gold Gold 32700g

Comments on the production information

  • ORE MINED FROM RAISES IN 1939 - 1941 . NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL 1540 FT. LONG, RAISE INCLINED TO NW IS 1500 FT. FROM PORTAL AND UP 150 FT. 2 ADDITIONAL EXPLORATORY RAISES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MONTECELLO, MONTE CHRISTO AND HEADLIGHT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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