Martha Q Mine

The Martha Q Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Martha Q Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
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

Year: 1921
Time Period: 1920-1921
Material type: ORE AG AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Contained 1136.0 Oz Ag

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY ACROSS VEIN: 0.08 /TON AU AND 284.2 OZ/TON AG, DAVIS, 1923

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): NO DATA ON AU, PB CONTENT

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN 5 TO 9 FT IN WIDTH

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, NOW CAVED

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN CUTS PHYLLITIC UNIT OF BIRCH CREEK SCHIST

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY AN EXTENSION OF LITTLE ANNIE VEIN SYSTEM; SEE ALSO: LITTLE MAUDE, POLLY WONDER, FRANCIS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 25, 31

Reference (Production): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 25

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 6

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

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