The Ruby is a gold, silver, zinc, arsenic, and lead mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.72639, -118.61639
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Ruby MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Greenhorn
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Umatilla National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED ASSAYS RANGE FROM $5 TO $250 , MORE THAN HALF OF WHICH IS IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK HAS BEEN BLEACHED BY DEVELOPMENT OF SERICITE AND CALCITE STAINED GREEN WITH CHROMIUM MICA. PARALLEL FRACTURING OR SHEARING OF GRANODIORITE, FOR GREAT WIDTHS.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, ODGMI BULL. 14-B, P.91
Oregon Gold
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