Rose and Monte Cristo

The Rose and Monte Cristo is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 6,821 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rose and Monte Cristo
Secondary: Christie

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Bear Valley

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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR/DISCONTINUOUS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOME SHIPMENTS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN VALUED AT $200-$500 AU/TON. COPPER ORE WAS SORTED AND SHIPPED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. TAILINGS WERE REWORKED & RAN FROM $3 TO $4/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 19, NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 20.

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Workings): 2 450 FT. SHAFTS AND SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): ZONE CONTAINS GRANITIC DIKES AND DISCONTINUOUS BODIES OF MICA SCHIST, VARY FROM LESS THAN 1 FT. TO MORE THAN 20 FT. THICK. VAUGHN (1922) DESCRIBES CONTACT DEPOSITS 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE ROSE MINE.

Comment (Deposit): FIRST WORKED IN 1860'S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): GOLD OFTEN OCCURS IN MOSS & FERN LIKE MASSES IN CAVITIES OF QUARTZ

Comment (Deposit): 20 FT. WIDE QUARTZ-CALCITE ZONE. AT LEAST 2000 FT. LONG. IRON-STAINED FOLLOWS GENERAL TREND OF DIKES.

References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 111

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 79-80

Reference (Deposit): VAUGHN, F.E., 1922, GEOLOGY OF SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS NORTH OF SAN GORGONIO PASS: UNIV. OF CALIF. PUB. 1 BULL. OF THE DEPT. OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, V. 13, NO. 9, P. 410-411

Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964)

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