Mine detail: Jones Mine

Previously called 'Patented Claim: St. LouisMs 8099'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.6864, -108.03898

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite, Quartz
Discovery year: 1893

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Hermosa Formation
Host type:Shale
Associated rock:Hornblende Latite Porphyry
Associated type:Latite
Structure:San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic:Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDSD010773
DEP10014128
Reference{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 94-95.}{Deposit:: PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8099}
ReporterSchwochow, Stephen D.