The Spanish Main Prospect is a gold and graphite mine located in Taos county, New Mexico at an elevation of 9,232 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,232 Feet (2,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Graphite
Lat, Long: 36.7542, -105.43610
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Spanish Main Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spanish Main Prospect
Secondary: Govenor's Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Graphite
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Taos
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MEXICAN, OCTOBER 5, 1929
Reference (Deposit): JONES, F. A.; AN ANCIENT MINE "ANTIGUA", SANTA FE NEW
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL71 P36
Reference (Deposit): SLAVES IN THE LATE 1600'S.
Reference (Deposit): MINE PROBABLY OWNED BY SPANIARDS AND WORKED BY INDIAN
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO. SCH.
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