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Quigley Ridge

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233635
MRDS ID A002260
MAS/MILS ID 0020660030
Record type Site
Current site name Quigley Ridge
Alternate or previous names Red Top, Quigley Mine, Gold King, Caribou, Blue Bell

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -150.94869, 63.54317 (WGS84)
Elevation 869
Location accuracy 100(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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 016 S 018 W 12 NESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -150.94869, 63.54317
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 90N
    Width 1.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N80E:90N
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1921

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Erwin, Guy
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Mjn-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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