Buckeye Mine

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Also known as the New Era or Never Rest Mine.

From the California Journal of Mines and Geology, Vol. 47, No. 1, Jan. 1957:

12 unpatented claims are owned by W.C. Hove, Big Pine, California.

The orebody is in a mineralized, decomposed monzonite porphyry dike which strikes north, dips 35 degrees east and may be as much as 60 feet in width. The value of the ore ranges from $4 to $10 per ton. The present operator, W.C. Hove, has milled ore averaging $6 per ton.

The main haulage level is a 1000-foot adit, driven south 45 degrees west which intersects with a 60 degree inclined shaft at the 165-foot station. The shaft, sunk north 45 degrees east near the outcrop of the dike has levels at 30,100, and 150 feet with approximately 1000 feet of lateral workings. There are also some open cuts west of the shaft. The value of ore produced by the present operator through October 1947 has been $800 from 250 tons. Mr. Hove estimates an equal production from previous operations.

The ore was trammed to the crude-ore bin, then passed to a Sturtevant jaw crusher where the ore was crushed to 1/4 inch. The fine ore was placed in two 34-ton cyanide tanksand leached in a 60-hour cycle.

The equipment includes a 125-cubic-foot Ingersoll Rand compressor. All equipment is electrically driven by power purchased from the City of Los Angeles. Water is pumped from a 100-foot well.

The property is idle.