| Deposit ID | 10040133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054803 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 480430033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monte Cristo and Croesus Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Monte Cristo Mine, Croesus, Monte Cristo, Croesus Claims |
| Related records | 10153985 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.7025, 29.31345 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1021 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 MI W OF TERLINGUA. In NE4 of sec. 58, puts location east of Croesus Canyon. Location uncertain. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brewster(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Amarilla Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black Hills-Fresno(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brewster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Santa Elena Limestone;Del Rio Clay |
| Rock description | Santa Elena Limestone;Del Rio Clay |
| Claim (1) | -103.7025, 29.31345 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Terlingua |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tarrant Mining Co. |
| First year | 1931 |
| Last year | 1933 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | two small stopes |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054803 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 480430033 | = newMRDS 10153985, merged and deleted |
CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
TX BEG MRC-73, P. 22.
EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 1934
CIMRI
USBM DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LODES RELATED TO SOLUTION COLLAPSE AT CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND CLAY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-09-01 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-01 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10153985 |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Garner | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0480430033 = 10153985 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.