Mine detail: Spanish Mines

Previously called 'Spanish Trails #4 claim, Spanish Trails #4 prospect, Spanish Trails #4 adit, Spanish Trails #1 prospect, Spanish Trails #2 claim, Mathilda Jane adit, Spanish Trails Group, Spanish Mine, Spanish Trails #8 prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.25356, -107.15483

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Secondary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Silver, Iron, Copper
Ore:	Galena, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Sphalerite, Bornite
Gangue:	Quartz, Epidote, Actinolite, Chlorite
Other material:	Arsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host type:

Schist

References

MRDS	W900269
MAS	560070390
DEP	10279045
Reference	{Deposit:: Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, p. 57 (copper), 77 (gold), 109 (pyrite), 113 (lead), 157 (silver), 219 (zinc).}{Deposit:: Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, p. 62 (copper), 83 (gold), 121 (pyrite), 126 (lead), 174 (silver), 239 (zinc).}{Deposit:: Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyomin * predious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, p. 57.}{Deposit:: Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 55-56.}{Deposit:: Neubert, J.T., 1985, Mineral Investigation of the Ferris Mountains Wilderness Study Area (WY-030-407), Carbon County, Wyoming: USBM MLA 71-85, p. 8-10; figs. 6-10, p. 17-21; pl. I.}
Reporter	Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Wilson, Anna B.