Ruby King

The Ruby King is a copper mine located in Colusa county, California at an elevation of 1,348 feet.

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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: Ruby King  

State:  California

County:  Colusa

Elevation: 1,348 Feet (411 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.28944, -122.55361

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Ruby King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruby King
Secondary: Ruby King Mineral Paint Co.


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Colusa


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ruby King Copper Mining And Townsite Co.
Years: 1908 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $2 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GROUND CONTROLLED 40 ACRES UNDER AGRICULTURAL PATENT AND SIX UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS. SOUTH OF THESE CLAIMS ARE A GROUP OF COPPER CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1861 .

Comment (Commodity): SOME FLOAT COPPER

Comment (Production): SOME ORE SHIPPED IN 1861 TO SMELTER - NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Comment (Deposit): MASSES OF HEMATITE AND LIMONITE

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FORMATION IS AN OXIDIZED, FERRO-MAGNESIAN IGNEOUS ROCK, BADLY ALTERED.


References

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1914 : COLUSA COUNTY, 14TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 180 - 181 , 178

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 224

Reference (Production): BRADLEY, W.W., 1914


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