The Spanish Mine is a gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.8828, -111.43080
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Spanish Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spanish Mine
Secondary: Golden Rule M.C.
Secondary: Little Daisy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Walter Knott
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 RENO PASS MAP
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LITTLE DAISY MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM A M C FILE # 17136
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ.MINE INSP. MINE START FILE,1975
Reference (Deposit): KNOTT OPERATING A MILL AT THIS LOCATION 11-13-79
Reference (Deposit): CONFLICTING LOC. STATED IN "U"FILE:T8N,R9E,SEC 31SE
Reference (Deposit): CONFLICTING LOC.INFO. SHOWN ON ADOT MAP: SEC 04,T6N R9E
Reference (Deposit): GOLDEN RULE IS SHOWN AS SEPARATE LOC.ON ADOT MAP: SEC 9NE
Reference (Deposit): AND SEC 10NW T6N,R9E
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