Monte Cristo

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10138009
MAS/MILS ID 0040251445
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Cristo
Alternate or previous names Dixie Queen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.76745, 34.33505 (WGS84)
Elevation 1536
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weaver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012 N 005 W 34 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Feldspar Primary
Mica Secondary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.76745, 34.33505

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arizona Minerals Inc.- Chet Cheatwood
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS ARE ALSO IN SEC 3 AND 4 T11N R5W

  • Deposit

    USGS WEAVER PEAK QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR DIXIE QUEEN FILE

  • Deposit

    USBM 1C 8298 RECON OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    1966 P 21

  • Deposit

    AZ MINE INSPECTOR'S OFFICE 1979 MINE START FILE

  • Deposit

    BLM AZ MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE 39682

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 Admr U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.