page_title: Bailey Level Gold Mine
hierarchical_section_title: Bailey Level Gold Mine
caption_attribution_description: English: English Gold Mining, Forest of Dean, Glos. The Level Cutting
context_page_description: Bailey Level is a former gold mine and iron mine in the Forest of Dean, England. The mine and surface features are currently managed by volunteer members of Lea Bailey Light Railway Society.
  The gold mine was started by the Chastan Syndicate in 1906. Shares were offered at £1 each. Some 75,000 shares were sold. However, test workings at Lea Bailey and nearby Staple Edge concluded that the small amount of gold present could not be extracted economically and the syndicate was wound up in 1908.
  The mine was later extended and some 3,000 long tons of iron ore were extracted — a small amount compared to the 150,000 long tons extracted from the nearby Wigpool Ironstone Mine.
context_section_description: Bailey Level is a former gold mine and iron mine in the Forest of Dean, England. The mine and surface features are currently managed by volunteer members of Lea Bailey Light Railway Society.
  The gold mine was started by the Chastan Syndicate in 1906. Shares were offered at £1 each (equivalent to £106 in 2018). Some 75,000 shares were sold. (equivalent to £7,924,014 in 2018) However, test workings at Lea Bailey and nearby Staple Edge concluded that the small amount of gold present could not be extracted economically and the syndicate was wound up in 1908.
  The mine was later extended and some 3,000 long tons (3,048 t; 3,360 short tons) of iron ore were extracted — a small amount compared to the 150,000 long tons (152,407 t; 168,000 short tons) extracted from the nearby Wigpool Ironstone Mine.
caption: Postcard of the original Bailey Level Gold Mine
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