South London

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

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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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