Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Past Producer

Buena Vista Mine

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverLeadGoldMolybdenum
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Description

Michael Maloney

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryLead, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureE-W And Ne-Trending Quartz Veins And Associated Bands Of Crushed, Mineralized Rock In Fault Fissures Cutting Diorite And Quartz Monzonite ., Ne Fault Or Shear Zone; Crushed Rock In Shear Zone
AlterationMinor Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1958
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10098206
MRDS IDM001429
Alternate namesGoodview
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.38097, -110.76874
References
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191.SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.SCHRADER AND HILL,910, USGS BULL 430.ABGMT FILE DATA, STANTON B. KEITH.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 658-E.DMEACIMRIKEITH, 1975; SCHRADER, 1915; PP 658-E.