The Quigley Hill W End is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,149 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,149 Feet (655 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 63.5347, -150.96440
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Quigley Hill W End MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quigley Hill W End
Secondary: The Ark
Secondary: Quigley Ridge Galena
Secondary: Galena
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1747
Secondary: Galena MS 1747
Secondary: Apex
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Chrales Mcgonagal
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002251 Workings consist of two caved adits, with 9.1 m crosscut and 9.1 m drift.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-016
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-043
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-136
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 323-324
Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 105-106
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B836e p. 331
Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 367-368
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-4
Reference (Deposit): MR66-0 1-29 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 129-130, (Locality #27)
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