Spanish Mine

The Spanish Mine is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 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

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Site Name

Primary: Spanish Mine
Secondary: Nevada Spanish Silver 8 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: San Antone District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Clifford Of Stone Cabin Landmark Resources
Home Office: Vancouver, B. C., Canada
Years: 1980 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1854
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio 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

Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLES AVERAGED 3.58 OZ/TON AG OVER A 0.98 M WIDTH. UP TO 29.9 OZ/TON AG REPORTED OVER 1.58 M WIDTH.

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATE LOCATION

Comment (Development): LANDMARK PROPOSED A $25000 PROGRAM OF SOIL AND ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND STRIPPING IN 1980

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS, 176 FT AND 66 FT DEEP, AND AN OPEN CUT, 100 FT LONG, 8 FT DEEP. MAIN VEIN EXPOSED BY TRENCHING OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 76 M.

References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 158-159

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, AUGUST 21, 1980.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 159

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.