Quigley Hill W End

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

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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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