| Deposit ID | 10237904 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W025466 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060910280 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monte Cristo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | West Yuba Rare Ii Area |
| Related records | 10077662 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.85824, 39.59598 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1594 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Downieville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Portola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 020 N | 010 E | 16 | SWNWSE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -120.85824, 39.59598 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060910280 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W025466 | MAS references MRDS |
HALEY, C. S., 1923, GOLD PLACERS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF.
STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 92, P. 126.
MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA
COUNTY, IN SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST:
CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 10.
WHITNEY, J. D., 1865, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA:
GEOLOGY, VOL. 1, PHILDELPHIA, 498 P.
WHITNEY, J. D., 1879, THE AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA: MEM. MUS. COMP. ZOOL., HAVARD COLLEGE, VOL. 6,
569 P.
SINNOTT, J. J., 1922, DOWNIEVILLE GOLD TOWN ON THE YUBA:
CALIFORNIA TRAVELER, INC., VOLCANO, CALIFORNIA, 203 P.
WHITE, W. W., III, AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION
OF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND
5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U. S.
BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 71-83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD-BEARING TERTIARY GRVEL CHANNEL DEPOSIT. DEPOSIT IS PART OF EXCELSIOR ESTIMATE (2,700,000 CUBIC YARDS OF GRAVEL AVERAGE 0.0017 OZ GOLD PER CUBIC YARD OF GRAVEL). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAY-1990 | Scott | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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