Buena Vista Mine

The Buena Vista Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,348 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Buena Vista Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1867
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Golconda Thrust Fault

Type: L
Description: N-S Trending Steeply Dipping Faults.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Chert & Shale.

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AND 1-2% LEAD AND 1.3-2% ZN.
Analytical Data: SULFIDE ORE CONTAINS 0.08-0.5 OZ AU/TON AND 2-4 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: SHIPMENTS IN 1870'S CONTAINED UP TO $150./TON IN AG AND 60% PB

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Development): EARLY RICH PRODUCTION OCCURRED IN THE 1870'S WITH SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTION FROM 1935 TO 1940, SPORADICALLY.

Comment (Deposit): SULFIDES IN CRUSHED ZONES ALONG FAULTS

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): SULFIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN CRUSHED ZONES ALONG FAULTS

Comment (Deposit): THIS WAS THE FIRST DISCOVERY IN GALENA CANYON AND WAS LOCATED BY MCBETH & FOX IN 1867. EARLY RICH PRODUCTION OCCURRED IN 1870'S, AND MORE ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1935 TO 1940, SPORADICALLY. WORKINGS INCLUDE SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS OPEN CUTS AND 600 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Comment (Location): JUST N. OF PASS BETWEEN HEADS OF COPPER & GALENA CANYONS

References

Reference (Deposit): THEODORE, T.G. AND BLAKE, D.W., 1975, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE COPPER CANYON PORPHRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND SURROUNDING AREA, LANDER CO., NEV: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 798-B.

Reference (Production): STEWART, MCKEE, AND STAGER, 1977.

Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.88

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.