Buena Vista group (Washington claim; Buena Vista claim; Phoenix claim), Colorado area, Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 32'' North , 119° 59' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Midpines | 1,204 (2011) | 7.2km |
| Mariposa | 2,173 (2017) | 10.3km |
| Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 11.2km |
| Bootjack | 960 (2011) | 15.4km |
| Catheys Valley | 825 (2011) | 18.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 10km |
A Ag-Au occurrence located in secs. 20, 21, 28 & 29, T4S, R18E, MDM, 2.7 km (9,000 feet) NW of Colorado (5 airline miles N & slightly W of Mariposa), along Saxon Creek, on private (patented) property. Property consists of 3 patented claims. Discoverd in 1882. Operated by C. W. and Velma Worley. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Property also formerly contained the Talc claim, Lucky Lindy claim and the Charles claim.
Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings, which, in 1914 consisted of an 180 foot shaft with 140 feet of drifts, a winze and a 67 foot crosscut tunnel, mostly located on the Washington and Buena Vista claims.
Production information: Worked intermittently from 1882-1883 to 1929. Idle during most of the period 1929-1955. In 1892 an ore shoot 8 to 9 inches wide was struck in the vein at a depth of 15 feet, which ran $62.00 per ton (period values) in Au and $1.67 (period values) in Ag. Assays made in 1927-1928 varied from $6.40 to $32.96 per ton (period values).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10031112 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060430445
