The Call of the Loon is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,125 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,125 Feet (343 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.5183, -151.53470
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Call of the Loon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Call of the Loon
Secondary: Surprise Creek
Secondary: Surprise
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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 (Location): REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF SURPRISE CREEK AND WILD LAKE. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON SURPRISE CREEK. 35 OZ AU, 4 OZ AG PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1937.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-051
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-132
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 38-39
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): MR194-7 pp. 116-119
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-053
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