The Monte Cristo Prospect is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,749 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: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.71, -117.04472
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Monte Cristo Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monte Cristo Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Round Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay Alteration Along Fault Zone
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF ROUND MOUNTAIN (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): COARSE, FEATHERY GOLD IN CLAYEY GOUGE
Comment (Development): IN 1915, 20 TONS ORE HAD YIELDED ABOUT $2000.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN A STREAK OF CLAYEY GOUGE 1-3 INCHES WIDE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND LATERAL WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 725-I, P. 405-406
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
