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Monte Cristo Mine

Prospect in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285258
MRDS ID W024101
MAS/MILS ID 0060370146
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Cristo Mine
Alternate or previous names West Vein Lease, Monte Cristo, Monte Christo
Related records 10076843

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.0876, 34.35311 (WGS84)
Elevation 1338
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chilao Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Angeles(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles 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 Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 012 W 12 S2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.0876, 34.35311
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, P. 186-187; MAP

  • Deposit

    OF MINES AND OIL FIELDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, MAP NO.

  • Deposit

    41.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, P. 499.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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