Mine detail: Hughes Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.3075, -106.5845

Resource(M)

Primary:

Gold, Silver

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Conejos Quartz Latite;Sheep Mountain Quartz Latite
Host type:	Quartz Latite
Associated rock:	Conejos Quartz Latite;Sheep Mountain Quartz Latite
Associated type:	Quartz Latite
Structure:	San Juan Volcanic Field, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform

References

MRDS	D009291
DEP	10013150
Reference	LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 25
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.