The Buena Vista is a gold mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.85667, -106.13194
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Buena Vista MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buena Vista
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $41.13/TON AU, $12.90/TON PT - CALCULATES TO 0.012 OZ/TON (410 PPB) AU AND 0.0009 OZ/TON (100 PPB) PT AT CONCENTRATION OF 27 LB/YD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUNT OF HOP GULCH AT THE ARKANSAS RIVER ABOUT 1 MI NORTH OF BUENA VISTA. EXACT LOCATION IS NOT KNOWN
Comment (Production): PGM PROD NOT VERIFIED
Comment (Development): SMALL INTERMITTENT PLACER OPERATIONS
Comment (Geology): GOLD IN SAND BARS MAY BE PARTLY FROM MILLING OPERATIONS AT LEADVILLE
References
Reference (Deposit): DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CLAENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.S., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 41-43.
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