GOLD MINING CLAIM near Fairplay Colorado FOR SALE, High Grade Ore Stockpile from London Mine and Placer Grounds Options

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NOTICE:

Due to the high grade nature of the gold ore stockpiled on this claim,the area is patrolled and monitored. This Federal Mining Claim is located, recorded, and maintained in accordance with 43 C.F.R. Part 3800 and 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1744 and all appropriate state laws. All persons are warned that disturbance of the monuments, surface, or improvements on this claim or removal of minerals of any type without permission of the claimant(s), will result in their prosecution under the appropriate state and federal statutes.

HISTORY:

The London Mine Group was developed on pollymetallic quartz veins associated with the Great London Fault. According to documentation by Singewald and Butler (1941) the ore mined between 1895 and 1910 averaged 2.895 opt gold, 2.858 opt silver, 4.13 % lead, 2.66 % zinc, 4.85 % iron, 6.11 % sulfur, and 76.8 % silicon. The most recent reports published by the Colorado Geological Survey state that remaining mine and stockpile resources range from 0.10 to 0.41 opt gold having a weighted average of 0.19 opt gold. Most of the Tonko #1 CMC289770 mining claim was formerly known as the Jewett #1 CMC94664 and the Jewett #2 CMC94665 mining claims that were held by London Mine Venture from 1935 through 1991. The stockpile on Tonko #1 was estimated by Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc. in a report dated March of 1985 to contain 172,000 tons of gold ore!

MINING CLAIM MAP:



GOOGLE EARTH VIEW OF CLAIM:




HIGH GRADE SORTING OF ORE:

This photo shows the limited number of employees hand sorting out the exceptionally high grade ore being transported from the mine. Only the highest grades of visible gold ore were hand picked off of the conveyor belt and shipped out for processing. The mine had taken out all processing equipment after World War I due to high taxation. The gold ore stockpile was created by using a small mining train that traveled about 1/4 mile uphill from the sorting facility and dumped along the mountainside for future processing. The round-trip for stockpiling was about 1/2 mile and the volume of ore that was stored now looms over the local area. Since the hand sorting crew wore thick gloves and the speed of the conveyor belt moved exceptional specimens right past the sorting crew, substantial volumes of exceptionally high grade ore was subsequently transported out to the stockpile.




STOCKPILE PHOTO:




CONTACT:

President of Tonko Mining Company, Inc.

[Gene Kooper]

GeoMatt,

I too am disappointed at the above responses by the administrator and Mr. Tonko. Dean Misantoni is a well respected mining geologist who I have worked with since 1995. In the thread I started on the new mine above the old Sweet Home Mine, the published article starts off with a brief history of the old mine. One of the photos includes Dean at the portal of the old Sweet Home Mine. The other article I linked in that thread is on the history of the Sweet Home Mine. The article includes a plethora of maps that attribute the underground mapping to Dean. In my opinion, the geology mapping he did at the Sweet Home Mine is second to none. Anyone with access to the Mineralogical Record issue devoted to the Sweet Home Mine should read the article, "Geology of the Sweet Home Mine and Alma District [Colorado]", by Dean Misantoni, Miles L. Silberman & Bryan K. Lees, 1998.

Mr. Tonko "quote mined" a paragraph of a report published in 1992 by Mr. Misantoni and another geologist, which based on the report falsely cast his dump in a favorable light. To add additional impact and a false importance to the obvious quote mine, Mr. Tonko then extolled the professional qualifications of Mr. Misantoni in a second post. Dean's post was an attempt to correct the false impression given by Mr. Tonko that the dump on the Tonko #1 Placer was of high grade based in part on the work and reputation of Dean Misantoni. I would have likely reacted in a similar fashion to Mr. Tonko's posts if I were the author of the report.

Denise,

I saw no attempt by Mr. Misantoni to create problems on this forum, nor was his initial reply an ad hominem attack on Mr. Tonko. Dean has a professional opinion that differs from Mr. Tonko. He provided a table that supports his opinion. Mr. Tonko's response was that the analyses provided are outdated and that his sampling efforts have determined the dump to be of higher grade. I wholeheartedly agree with GeoMatt's assessment. If a poster is so thin skinned that expelling a Professional Geologist for providing his professional opinion is deemed appropriate because his research arrived at a different conclusion then, in my opinion, this is not a forum that fosters an open sharing of ideas. That was driven home when that poster stated this, " My family certainly appreciates your concerns for fairness in this community" right after Dean was banned.

And yes, I realize that this is your forum and you have the right to do whatever you deem appropriate. Should you decide that my last three posts necessitate my expulsion too, also, I am fine with that. Before I signed up here, I introduced myself via email and asked Dan if he thought my posting here would be okay. He replied with, "Hi Gene, Thanks for your introduction and checking in advance. Yes we’d be happy to have your future participation in the forums." I told him that I would never solicit my professional services to anyone on this board. I've always tried to maintain a professional and respectful demeanor in my posts. As you are aware I post using my real name without any alphabet soup after it. I have freely shared my 35 years of research on mining law and mineral surveys with the members of this forum. I do ask one thing should you decide to send me to the same place as Dean; I request that you delete my 98 posts. I cannot say it any planer than I prefer that my posts all be deleted should you decide that I am no longer welcome here. Why would my posts hold any value to you if my continued presence does not?

My question to Mr. Tonko is a simple one. If it is true that the tabulated data provided by Dean Misantoni is outdated and your recent sampling program shows higher Au reserves, then why did you ever decide to quote mine the outdated report? It would seem to me that quoting an inaccurate report (your assessment) would be detrimental to convincing prospective buyers to purchase your possessory right the the minerals within the Tonko #1 Placer. That old work by Mr. Misantoni was conducted in the 1980s and published in 1992. The old owner of the London Mine was Ben Wright. He was a mining attorney that invested in many mining properties in Park and Lake counties. He also held a plethora of unpatented mining claims. Nine years ago I conducted some land survey work along the London Fault. A search of the LR2000 system showed numerous claims were abandoned and closed in 1991 and 1992, including the dump within the boundary of the Tonko #1 Placer. That ground remained unclaimed until you staked your 5 claims in 2003. My impression from talking with mine owners in the area is that the ground was abandoned based at least in part on Mr. Misantoni's report.