Monte Cristo

The Monte Cristo is a gold and silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 9,199 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

Name: Monte Cristo  

State:  California

County:  Mono

Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.60361, -118.99278

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Monte Cristo MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Monte Cristo


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Mono
District: Mammoth Lakes


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1939 - 1941


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, MONTECELLO, MONTE CHRISTO AND HEADLIGHT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4 NE 1/4 16

Comment (Production): ORE MINED FROM RAISES IN 1939 - 1941 . NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 1540 FT. LONG, RAISE INCLINED TO NW IS 1500 FT. FROM PORTAL AND UP 150 FT. 2 ADDITIONAL EXPLORATORY RAISES.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CROSSCUT INTERSECTS SHEAR ZONE, MINOR BRECCIA ZONES AND ANASTOMOSING QTZ. VEINLETS


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 129 , PL. 1 .

Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C. D., AND ROSS, D. C., 1964 , GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. MORRISON QUADRANGLE, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 385 , P. 98 - 99 .

Reference (Production): RINEHART & ROSS ( 1964 )


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