Buena Vista Group

The Buena Vista Group is a gold and silver mine located in Mariposa county, California.

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:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.57556, -119.99250

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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

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Workings

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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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