Anna Mary

The Anna Mary is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Anna Mary

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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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

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The discovery on the Mary claims was explored in 1931 and consisted of a N 70 W, 70 SW shear zone which averaged 4 to 8 feet wide. The hanging wall consists of 1 to 6 feet of crushed quartz while the footwall is 1 to 2 feet of blue clay-rich gouge (Hill, 1933). Iron oxide staining was present on some quartz, and arsenopyrite, and argentiferous galena had been identified on the prospect. A sample collected by Hill (1933) across 5 feet at the bottom of a 15 foot shaft averaged $0.46 of gold per ton (0.02 ounces of gold per ton). The Anna prospect was one hundred feet south and uphill from the Mary but had not been exposed to any degree in 1931. By 1931, the shaft on the Mary prospect had been sunk to a depth of 25 feet but had caved when visited by Stewart (1933) and Pilgrim (1932). Dump samples contained galena, arsenopyrite and stibnite with moderate gold. No production records are available from this shaft. The prospect was purchased by George Warmbold in 1938 and several pits and trenches were dug in late 1938 in an attempt to trace the shear zone.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Sulfide bearing, auriferous quartz, shear zone.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = By 1931 the shaft on the Mary prospect had been sunk to a depth of 25 feet but had caved when visited by Stewart in 1932 and Pilgrim in 1931.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hill, 1933

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

Reference (Deposit): Stewart, B.D., 1933, Mining investigations and mine inspection in Alaska, Biennium ending March 31, 1933: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Annual Report 1933B, 196 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.

Reference (Deposit): Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

Reference (Deposit): Pilgrim, E.R., 1932, Progress of lode mining in interior Alaska, 1931: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194-4, 9 p.

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