The Crooked Creek Placers is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,999 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
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.46389, -118.06972
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Crooked Creek Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crooked Creek Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): IDLE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO MILES OF NORTH-SOUTH CHANNEL LOCATIONS EXTEND NORTH FROM CROOKED CREEK TO COTTONWOOD CREEK, ALONG WEST SIDE OF IRON PEAK; WIDTH OF CHANNEL IS 400-600'. RIM ROCK IS GRANITE, CAPPED WITH BASALT AND ANDESITE. THE GRAVEL, CONSISTING OF SLATE, QUARTZITE, GRANITE AND QUARTZ, SHOWS ON THE RIDGES 500' ABOVE THE CREEK.
Comment (Workings): SHORT TUNNELS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS ELEVATIONS ABOVE BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF CROOKED CREEK. GRAVEL FROM ALL THESE WORKINGS PAN COLORS, FROM 2? TO 5? IN SIZE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, P. 122-3 AND PL.
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