What do the Lost McLeod Mine and the Colomac Mine have in common?
Lost McLeod Mine Lost McLeod Mine is a legend of a lost mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The story has been featured in many books and magazines. The events in the legend have led to geographic locations in the Northwest Territories being named Headless Valley and Headless Creek located in Nahanni National Park Reserve. A creek called Sheep Creek was renamed McCleod Creek in honour of the Mcleod Brothers. 20 people have lost their lives searching for The Lost McLeod Mine.
Kennecott, Alaska Kennecott, also known as Kennicott and Kennecott Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines. It is located beside the Kennicott Glacier, northeast of Valdez, inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The camp and mines are now a National Historic Landmark District administered by the National Park Service.