The Buena Vista Group is a gold and silver mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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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
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Buena Vista Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buena Vista Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Colorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. W. And Velma Worley
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): IN 1914 PRINCIPAL WORKING WAS 180-FT. SHAFT WITH 140 FT. DRIFTS, WINZE, 67-FT. CROSSCUT TUNNEL, MOSTLY ON WASHINGTON AND BUENA VISTA CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1882 OR 1883
Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1882-83 TO 1929. IDLE DURING MOST OF PERIOD 1929-1955. IN 1892 AN ORE SHOOT 8-9 IN WIDE STRUCK IN THE VEIN AT DEPTH OF 15 FT. WHICH RAN $62.00 PER TON IN GOLD AND $1.67 IN SILVER. ASSAYS MADE IN 1927-28 VARIED FROM $6.40 TO $32.96 PER TON.
Comment (Deposit): THREE PATENTED CLAIMS, THE WASHINGTON, BUENA VISTA AND PHOENIX (GROUP ONCE INCLUDED THE TALC, LUCKY LINDY AND CHARLES CLAIMS.)
References
Reference (Deposit): 17TH REPT. ST. MIN. P. 141 (WASHINGTON)
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP 81,245
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