California · Sierra County
Past Producer

Monte Cristo Mine

Sierra County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10237904
MRDS IDW025466
Alternate namesWest Yuba Rare Ii Area
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.59598, -120.85824
References
HALEY, C. S., 1923, GOLD PLACERS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF.STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 92, P. 126.MACBOYLE, E., 1920, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRACOUNTY, 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 SIERRANEVADA: 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 INVESTIGATIONOF THE EAST AND WEST YUBA RARE II AREAS (NOS. 5264 AND5172), SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U. S.BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 71-83.