The Buena Vista is a mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Mine Info
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Buena Vista MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buena Vista
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 CLAIMS; INCLINED SHAFT 187 FT, 100 FT. DRIFT AT BASE, 224 FT DRIFT AT 30 FT LEVEL, 40 FT DRIFT AT 90 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN 5 FT. THICK ABOVE FAULT ZONE IS 2 FT THICK AT DEPTH; WEST OF MINE ANDESITE PORPHYRY DIKES INTRUDE META - ANDESITE COUNTRY ROCK.
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED; OWNER ( 1929 ) STATES THAT ORE AVERAGES UP TO $30/TON.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: C. D. M. REPT. 29 , P. 15 .
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: C. D. M. G., COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
Reference (Production): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974
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