| Deposit ID | 10223890 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350550205 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spanish Main Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Govenor's Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.43666, 36.75424 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2814 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Latir Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wheeler Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029 N | 014 E | 15 | C N2NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.43666, 36.75424 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350550205 |
MINE PROBABLY OWNED BY SPANIARDS AND WORKED BY INDIAN
SLAVES IN THE LATE 1600'S.
SCHILLING J H 1960 NMBM BULL71 P36
JONES, F. A.; AN ANCIENT MINE "ANTIGUA", SANTA FE NEW
MEXICAN, OCTOBER 5, 1929
REED, E. F.; RED RIVER MINING DISTRICT OF N. M., COLO. SCH.
OF MINES M. S. THESIS, 1922, P. 40-41
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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