Ruby

The Ruby is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 4,701 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: Ruby

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Sierra

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Brush Creek Mining And Development Co., Inc.

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: CLOSED IN 1942 BY THE WAR PRODUCTION BOARD, REOPENED 1992. PRIOR TO 1942 CLOSURES THE MINE PRODUCED MORE THAN 5,600 KILOGRAMS ( 180,000 TROY OUNCES) OF GOLD.

Comment (Deposit): THE COARSE GOLD NUGGETS RECOVERED AT THE MINE ARE AMONG THE FINEST SPECIMENS IN THE WORLD, COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY. (LUCAS & ROBERTO, 1992)

References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXV P 208

Reference (Deposit): OTHER LOCATIONS SEC 10,11,14 T19N R10E

Reference (Deposit): LUCAS, J.M. AND ROBERTO, M. 1992, USBM MINERALS TODAY, OCT. 1992, P.29.

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