The Monte Cristo Group is a mercury mine located in Monterey county, California at an elevation of 400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 35.87778, -121.44472
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Monte Cristo Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monte Cristo Group
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Monterey
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO GORDA, UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP
Comment (Production): CLAIMS LOCATED PRIOR TO 1918; NO KNOWN PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S. PERSONAL FILES
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