Spanish Gold Mine Lode

The Spanish Gold Mine Lode is a gold mine located in Las Animas county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,601 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

Name: Spanish Gold Mine Lode  

State:  Colorado

County:  Las Animas

Elevation: 11,601 Feet (3,536 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.37083, -104.97222

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Spanish Gold Mine Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Spanish Gold Mine Lode


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Las Animas
District: La Veta District


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Raton Basin Trough

Type: L
Description: La Veta Syncline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Oxide, Malachite


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $2 TO $50/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CARRAWAY (1899) DESCRIBES ORES IN IRON-OXIDE AND GREEN-COPPER STAINED, DECOMPOSED QUARTZITE AND PARTLY DECOMPOSED PORPHYRY.

Comment (Location): ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SOUTH FORK TRUJILLO CREEK, CARRAWAY'S (1899) LOCATION UNCERTAIN; COULD BE EITHER SEC. 2 OR 3 OR BOTH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)

Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIM WITH DISCOVERY CUT AND 100-FT TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.

Reference (Deposit): HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 594-G.

Reference (Deposit): CARRAWAY, D.S., 1899, REPORT ON THE SPANISH PEAK GROUP OF MINING CLAIMS: COLO. STATE PLANNING COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 6 P.


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