The Big Buzzard is a copper mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 2,612 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
Elevation: 2,612 Feet (796 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.77306, -121.10194
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Big Buzzard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Buzzard
Secondary: Darrington Ranch
Secondary: Hercules
Secondary: Buzzard
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Barklage, William
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED $14 PER TON IN AU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN CAPPING 100 FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): A 118 FT. ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANODIORITE LIES WEST OF DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 214
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B. AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, EL DORADO COUNTY, CA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 52 , NO. 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 477 .
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