Description
John S. Hough And John H. Maugham (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Antimony, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault Within Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hessite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Andesite · Tuffaceous Sandstone Of Henson Member Of Silverton Volcanics
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Andesite · Porphyritic Andesite Of Pyroxene Andesite Member Of Silverton Volcanics;Oligo
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationChloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1963
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10014717
MRDS IDD011608
Alternate namesHough Mine, Patented Claim: Frank Hough, MS 549
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.97278, -107.58397
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.KELLEY, V.C., 1946, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND MINES OF THE MINERAL POINT, POUGHKEEPSIE, AND UPPER UNCOMPAHGRE DISTRICTS, OURAY, SAN JUAN, HINSDALE COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 14, NO. 7, P. 452-455.BURBANK, W.S., AND LUEDKE, R.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EUREKA AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 535, 73 P.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 120, 34 P.LUEDKE, R.G., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1975, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HANDIES PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 75-432.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 182, P. 189-190.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 549KELLEY, 1946, P. 455; USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK (1957); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.