Spanish Queen Mine

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

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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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