The Lost Spaniard Mine is a zinc, lead, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.
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:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.68778, -112.92583
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Lost Spaniard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Spaniard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Osborn District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Shattuckite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Laumontite
Ore: Cerussite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW EDGE OF BELMONT MOUNTAINS. INFO FROM LAND.ST :1978
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS 60 FT DEEP AND 27 FT WIDE. ONE 3FT STREAK EXTENDS ALONG THE HANGING WALL. VEIN FAULT TRENDS N65E 30NW.
Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT 100 FT DEEP, DRIFTING AND DEVEOPING HAS BEEN DONE-ONE WINZE COMPLETED TO A DEPTH OF 100 FT BELOW HE 10 FT LEVEL, AND CROSS-CUTTING TO THE VEIN HAS BEEN DONE. THE CROSS-CUT EXTENDS 20 FT TO THE FOOTWALL, AND 40 FT TO THE HANGING WALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, G.B., 1985, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-17, 140 P.
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LOST SPANIARD MINE FILE.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER NO 564-LOST SPANIARD MINE.
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
