The St. Louis Mine is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 1,115 feet.
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Mine Info
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St. Louis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Louis Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Grand Island Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John Bottom
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Owner Name: George B. Hilding
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Not available
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