The Spanish Queen Mine is a copper mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,060 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,060 Feet (1,847 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.73167, -106.71111
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Spanish Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spanish Queen Mine
Secondary: Mine: East
Secondary: Burnett
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
District: Jemez Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Burnett Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1575
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1575
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR PORTAL OF ADIT. THE CADASTRAL GRID IS UNSURVEYED IN THIS AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS AS A "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSIT. THERE ARE SEVERAL HORIZONS IN WHICH DISCONTINUOUS LENSES OF ORE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WOODY OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AT LEAST TWO ADITS, TWO SHAFTS AND INTERCONNECTING DRIFTS. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO THE EXTENT OF THE WORKINGS. (JONES, F.A., 1929; USBM CONFIDENTIAL FILE DATA).
Comment (Deposit): ELSTON (1967, P. 23) REPORTS "THE SPANISH QUEEN MINE IS SURROUNDED BY LEGENDS OF FABULOUS TREASURES IN GOLD AND SILVER IT SUPPOSEDLY YIELDED IN THE DAYS OF THE CONQUISTADORES. THE LEGENDS IGNORE THE LOW TENOR OF PRECIOUS METALS TYPICAL IN DEPOSITS OF THIS TYPE. EVEN THE US ARMY MAP SERVICE'S 1:250,000 ALBUQUERQUE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SHOWS THE SPANISH QUEEN AS A GOLD MINE." ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1500'S
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 23-24
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F.A., 1929, "REPORT ON THE SPANISH QUEEN COPPER MINE OF THE JEMEZ RIVER CANYON, NEW MEXICO," JOHN BARRY PAPERS-UTEP
Reference (Deposit): USBM CONFIDENTIAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Production): ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 24
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