| Deposit ID | 10103345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M023530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose and Monte Cristo |
| Alternate or previous names | Christie |
| Related records | 10188471 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.70114, 34.24614 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2079 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI WNW BAIN RANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Onyx Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)
Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Bernardino National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 002N | 003E | 19,20 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | SOME SHIPMENTS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN VALUED AT $200-$500 AU/TON. COPPER ORE WAS SORTED AND SHIPPED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. TAILINGS WERE REWORKED & RAN FROM $3 TO $4/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Furnace |
| Rock description | Furnace |
| (1) | -116.70114, 34.24614 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR/DISCONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bear Valley |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M023530 |
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 111
WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 79-80
VAUGHN, F.E., 1922, GEOLOGY OF SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS NORTH OF SAN GORGONIO PASS: UNIV. OF CALIF. PUB. 1 BULL. OF THE DEPT. OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, V. 13, NO. 9, P. 410-411
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIRST WORKED IN 1860'S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | 20 FT. WIDE QUARTZ-CALCITE ZONE. AT LEAST 2000 FT. LONG. IRON-STAINED FOLLOWS GENERAL TREND OF DIKES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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