The Spanish Qtz. is a lead, gold, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.38083, -120.72444
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Spanish Qtz. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spanish Qtz.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Year: 1938
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EST. ASSAYS .18 - .30 OZ. AU, 2 - 3 OZ AG, 0.6 % CU, 1.5 % PB, 2 % ZN.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. CENTER SEC. 30
Comment (Production): AV. EST 50? - $1.25/TON WORKED FROM 1893 - 1899 AND FROM 1931 - 1944 . AG:AU = 10:1 , PB:CU:ZN = 2:1:1
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 FT. THICK. 2 TYPES OF ORE: AU-PYRITE IN QTZ. AND HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED HOST-ROCK GANGUE, AND AU ASSOC. W/SULFIDES IN QTZ.-BARITE GANGUE.
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, RAISES, OPEN CUTS, ADIT, DRIFTING CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS ARE BLEACHED & ALTERED. DIORITE CHLORITIZED
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 180 ACRES. INCLUDES AMERICAN, SPANISH, SANTA ANITA, SANTA ANITA EXT., PINE TREE, SINGLETON, GRIZZLY, SAVAGE & MEXICAN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 428 - 429 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 249 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 128 - 129 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 584 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 41 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE ( 1918 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 ) LOGAN ( 1941 )
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