| Deposit ID | 10043930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231235 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monte Cristo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.61683, 39.30601 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flowery Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 021E | 27 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -119.61683, 39.30601 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Comstock Monte Cristo Mining Co. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Last year | 1914 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231235 |
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 49
BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEV.; USGS. BULL 735-C, P 41-63
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-1941, INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK
STODDARD, C., AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON THE MONTE CRISTO CLAIM THERE IS A BOLD OUTCROP OF NEARLY BARREN REDDISH VEIN QUARTZ. AN INCLINED SHAFT SUNK ON THIS VEIN ENCOUNTED FAVORABLE ORE, AND BETWEEN 1879 AND 1890 A PRODUCTION OF 9726 TONS YIELDING $9.80/TON WAS RECORDED. IN 1913 AND 1914 THE MINE WAS OPERATED AS THE COMSTOCK MONTE CRISTO MINING COMPANY, TRANSPORTING THE ORE OVER AN AERIAL TRAMWAY TO THE MELLCAN MILL. A TOTAL OF OVER 50,000 TONS WAS REPORTED AS PRODUCED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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