Quigley Ridge

The Quigley Ridge is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,851 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

Name: Quigley Ridge

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 63.5436, -150.94580

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Satelite image of the Quigley Ridge

Quigley Ridge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quigley Ridge
Secondary: Red Top
Secondary: Quigley Mine
Secondary: Gold King
Secondary: Caribou
Secondary: Blue Bell

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony

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: Erwin, Guy
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
Year First Production: 1921
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002270 USGS CRIB A002292 USGS CRIB A002307 USGS CRIB A002236 USGS CRIB A002238 USGS CRIB A002249 USGS CRIB A002258 USGS CRIB A002262 USGS CRIB A002268 USGS CRIB A002271 USGS CRIB A002275 USGS CRIB A002278 USGS CRIB A002286 USGS CRIB A002289 USGS CRIB A002297 USGS CRIB A002312 USGS CRIB A002313 USGS CRIB A002314 USGS CRIB A002291 Workings consist of two short adits and numerous trenches.

References

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 229-230

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 16, 42

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B836e p. 330

Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 326-328

Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 331-332

Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 328-329

Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 368-369

Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 353-358, 364-366

Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 366-367

Reference (Deposit): B849F p. 370

Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 361-364

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B1108A p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF366

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-4

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-015

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-017

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-042

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-091

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-106

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-124

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-134

Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 320-321

Reference (Deposit): MR66-0 pp. 1-29

Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 Locality #40

Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 322-323

Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 102-103

Reference (Deposit): B687 p. 105

Reference (Deposit): B687 p. 104

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 84-85

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 52-53

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