| Deposit ID | 10112387 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020910010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Loco Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Nos. 3-4 On Loco Creek |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -159.5528, 60.72433 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 747 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bethel C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bethel NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bethel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 007 N | 059 W | 01 | W2NWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -159.5528, 60.72433 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Schaefer Estate |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020910010 |
IR JCR 380901 p. 6
IR JCR 390701 p. 5
IR JCR 400819 p. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUN-85 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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