St. Louis Mine

The St. Louis Mine is a mine located in Boulder county, Colorado at an elevation of 1,115 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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

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