Polly Wonder (ARDF #DN114) Au

Polly Wonder

Prospect, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Au
Other commodities	Ag; Pb
Ore minerals	galena; gold; limonite
Gangue minerals	quartz

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	DN
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	C-2
Latitude	63.543
Longitude	-150.9533
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	The Polly Wonder prospect (Cobb, 1980 [OFR 80-363]) is on the north flank of Quigley Ridge at an elevation of about 2500 feet. It is about 0.1 mile northwest of the center of section 12, T. 16 S., R. 17 W. Fairbanks Meridian. The location is probably accurate within 300 feet. The site is near the discovery location of the patented Polly Wonder claim (Hawley and Associates, 1978). The claim is included with the Golden Eagle, Gold Dollar (DN110), and Little Annie (DN115) claims in location 9 of Cobb (1972 [MF 366]) and location 7 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977).

Geologic setting

Geologic description The country rocks in the area of the Polly Wonder claim are metafelsite schists of the Spruce Creek sequence (Bundtzen, 1981; Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury, 1984, fig. K-2). The deposit consists of a vein that strikes about east and dips 65-70 south. The vein is about 7 feet thick and is composed mainly of iron-stained quartz with some galena; free gold can be panned on the outcrop (Davis, 1923, p. 125). A sample across the vein assayed 0.12 ounce of gold per ton and 2.2 ounces of silver per ton (Wells, 1933, p. 364).
Geologic map unit	(, )
Mineral deposit model	Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
Mineral deposit model number	22c
Age of mineralization	The deposit is assumed to be Eocene (see record DN091).
Alteration of deposit	Local iron staining.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	In about 1920, the property was owned and prospected by Quigley and Dalton. In about 1960, the Polly Wonder and adjacent claims were mapped and soil sampled by Moneta-Porcupine (Seraphim, 1962).
Indication of production	None
Additional comments The Polly Wonder claim is in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is sometimes included in the Dalton group of claims, which cover the Martha Q (DN121), and the contiguous Star and Friday claims (DN117) (Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984, v. 2, location 29).

References

MRDS Number	A011242; A011246
References Bundtzen, T.K., 1981, Geology and mineral deposits of the Kantishna Hills, Mt. McKinley quadrangle, Alaska: M. S. Thesis, University of Alaska, College, Alaska, 238 p. Cobb, E. H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Mount McKinley quadrangle, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-366, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1980, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Mount McKinley quadrangle, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-363, 150 p. Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds., 1986, Mineral deposit models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, 379 p. Davis, J. A., 1923, The Kantishna region, Alaska, in Stewart, B. D., Annual Report of the Mine Inspector to the Governor of Alaska, 1922: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys AR-1922. Hawley, C. C. and Associates, Inc, 1978, Mineral appraisal of lands adjacent to Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska: U. S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 24-78, 275 p. (paged by sections). MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. Seraphim, R.H., 1962, Kantishna District: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Miscellaneous Report 193-3, 11 p., 10 sheets. Thornsberry, V. V., McKee, C. J., and Salisbury, W. G., eds, 1984, 1983 Mineral Resource Studies: Kantishna Hills and Dunkle Mine Areas, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U. S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 129-84. 3 Volumes: v. 1, Text; v. 2, Appendices; v. 3, Maps. Prepared by Salisbury & Dietz, Inc., Spokane, WA. Wells, F. G., 1933, Lode deposits of Eureka and vicinity, Kantishna district, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-F, p. 335-379.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley
Last report date	4/22/2001