Ed Schreck's Placers

The Ed Schreck's Placers is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,938 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

Name: Ed Schreck's Placers  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,938 Feet (1,810 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.5053, -112.36690

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Ed Schreck's Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ed Schreck's Placers
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 2728, 3154,2731


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Ed Schreck
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1961


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): SOME OF THE PATENTED CLAIMS ARE LODES

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 226 AND 227

Reference (Deposit): ADMR LYNX CREEK PLACER FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR STANLEY AND EDITH FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FEDERAL AND FEDERAL SW PLACERS FILE


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