The Loco Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,451 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: 2,451 Feet (747 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.725, -159.55000
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Loco Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Loco Creek
Secondary: Nos. 3-4 On Loco Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Schaefer Estate
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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): 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1940 BY DAVIDSON & JENSEN. NO WORK RECORDED. OPTIONED BY PECK AND RICE IN 1940. 5 CLAIMS STAKED BY SCHAEFER & HOUSE 1953. ACTIVE 1977. BEDROCK IN AREA IS MAINLY GRAYWACKE AND OTHER CLASTIC ROCKS OF CRETACEOUS KUSKOKWIM GROUP AND SMALL TERTIARY ALBITE RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE BODIES. VALLEY HEADS IN HORNFEL ZONE OF THE CRIPPLE MOUNTAINS (HOARE AND COONRAD) REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF CRIPPLE AND LOCO CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 1
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 6
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-009
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