Polly Wonder Prospect

The Polly Wonder Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Polly Wonder Prospect
Secondary: Dalton Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.12 OZ AU AND 2.20 OZ AG PER TON, USGS BULL 849-F, P. 364

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MARTHA Q, LITTLE MAUDE, FRANCIS, LITTLE ANNIE RELATED: NORTH STAR (QUIGLEY HILL); RESERVE INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ONE OF QUIGLEY HILL CLAIMS; APPROXIMATED FROM SKETCH MAP IN USGS BULL 849-F, PKITE 29 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS LISTED FROM 3 SITES, ALL MAY NOT OCCUR AT THIS SITE

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN

Comment (Geology): VEIN CUTS BIRCH CREEK ROCKS; SITE IS ON GENERAL RED TOP VEIN TREND

References

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, J.A. 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK. IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU. AK, P. 125

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 849-F, P. 364

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 31

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 7

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