The South London is a gold mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,198 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: 12,198 Feet (3,718 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.2783, -106.15810
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South London MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South London
Secondary: London Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1873
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE SOUTH LONDON MINE IS PART OF THE LONDON GROUP OF MINES ON LONDON MOUNTAIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS CLIMAX QUAD
Reference (Deposit): REF:JOHANSING, R.J., KARR, L.J., HARLAN, J.B., RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE LONDON MINING DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO, NORTHWEST MINING ASSOC. SPOKANE, WN., 1985.
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPO #403523 #402310
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