Loco Creek

The Loco Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,451 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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