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Martha Q Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100956
MRDS ID A011236
Record type Site
Current site name Martha Q Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.96261, 63.53956 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Birch Creek
    Rock description Birch Creek
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.96261, 63.53956
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N 15 W
    Dip 56 TO 60 E
    Thickness 2.74M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN CUTS PHYLLITIC UNIT OF BIRCH CREEK SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Period 1920-1921
    Material ORE AG AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Contained 1136.0 Oz Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 32075g

Comments on the production information

  • NO DATA ON AU, PB CONTENT

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFT, NOW CAVED

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN 5 TO 9 FT IN WIDTH
Deposit PROBABLY AN EXTENSION OF LITTLE ANNIE VEIN SYSTEM; SEE ALSO: LITTLE MAUDE, POLLY WONDER, FRANCIS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-84 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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