The London Mine is a copper mine located in Laramie county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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London Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: London Mine
Secondary: Silver Crown District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Laramie
District: Silver Crown District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Laramie Range
Type: L
Description: Faulting; Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Klein, Terry, 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the Silver Crown mining district, Laramie County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming, Preliminary Report No. 14, 27 p., 2 pls.
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