Buena Vista Group

The Buena Vista Group is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,598 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: Buena Vista Group

State:  New Mexico

County:  Socorro

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.90417, -107.12250

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Buena Vista Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buena Vista Group


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: J. E. Miera
Home Office: San Antonio, N.M.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: State Of New Mexico
Home Office: New Mexico
Years: 1981 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OPENCUTS, PROSPECT PITS AND A SHORT EXPLORATORY ADIT.

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE STRIP MINE NEAR THE CENTER OF SECTION 2 AS SHOWN ON THE MOLINO PEAK TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 33 TONS OF MN CONCENTRATES.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 158-159

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 159


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