Commodities
PrimaryGold, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typevein, epithermal; Pluton-related???Skarn???
Model80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockChert,Metavolcanic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1989-1990
First production1989
Last production1990
Identification
Deposit ID10310311
MRDS IDM232053
Alternate namesMcLean Mine (center of mining), Tom Crown Lease, Homestake Claim, Goldenberg Tunnel, Monte Cristo Tunnel, Last Hope, Mule Flats, Black Mammoth, Water Well Sinter
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18299, -117.7026
References
Ferguson, H.G., 1927, The Gilbert District, Nevada: USGS Bull. 795-F, p. 142-143.Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.Ron A. Sonnevil, 1979, Evolution of skarn at Monte Cristo, Nevada, M.S. Thesis, Stanford, CA.http://www.goldsummitcorp.com/MonteCristo_43-101.pdf