| Deposit ID | 10043994 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231307 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buena Vista Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.13428, 40.55712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1935 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | SHIPMENTS IN 1870'S CONTAINED UP TO $150./TON IN AG AND 60% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | SULFIDE ORE CONTAINS 0.08-0.5 OZ AU/TON AND 2-4 OZ. AG/TON |
| Result | AND 1-2% LEAD AND 1.3-2% ZN. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation |
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation |
| (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Golconda Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-S Trending Steeply Dipping Faults. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Discoverer | Mc Beth & Fox (1867) |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231307 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.88
STEWART, MCKEE, AND STAGER, 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SULFIDES IN CRUSHED ZONES ALONG FAULTS |
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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