The Crooked Creek Placers is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 9,121 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: 9,121 Feet (2,780 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.4756, -118.07310
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Crooked Creek Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crooked Creek Placers
Secondary: Sage No. 1 and 2
Secondary: Lava Cap Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: White Mountains Rare Ii Area
Secondary: Jay Jay
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Potaro Mining Co. And White Mtn. Gold Co. (Partnership)
Owner Name: Beauregard, Gladys
Home Office: Box 1252 Bishop, Ca 93514
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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): CLAIMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13. POINT OF REFERENCE IS CENTER OF CLAIM NO.1
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 36, 1940, P. 122.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 94-83, 1983, TABLE 4,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 127, P. 54.
California Gold
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