The Hugo Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,520 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.40556, -115.49861
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Hugo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hugo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: East Coeur D'Alene
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Richard Sideman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Vertical Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF ORE EXPOSED GAVE ASSAY RETURNS OF COPPER RANGING FROM 4% UP AND GOLD VALUES FROM $6 TO $24 AND 10 OZS. SILVER.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): COMPANY PLANS TO DRIVE THE TUNNEL TO 1450 FT. (1910)
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, HARRY A., EAST COEUR D'ALENE MINING DISTRICT, MONTANA; THE MINING WORLD, P. 272, 8/13/10
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
