Spanish Main Prospect

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

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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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