Wyoming · Carbon County
Prospect

Spanish Mines

Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
LeadGoldSilverIronCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryGold
TertiarySilver, Iron, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model{273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein}
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Sphalerite, Bornite
GangueQuartz, Epidote, Actinolite, Chlorite
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10279045
MRDS IDW900269
Alternate namesSpanish Trails #8 prospect, 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
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.25361, -107.15417
References
{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 Wyoming's 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 I.}{Deposit:: Gentry, D.W., 1976, Lead and zinc deposits in Colorado and Wyoming, Final Report: Unpublished report by Donald Gentry, Prinicpal Investigator, Miing Engineering Dept, Colorado School of Mines under USBM Grant #G0264005.}