Ruby Claims

The Ruby Claims is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,749 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 Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1118

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Railroad Spring District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF LIDA VIA A VERY POOR DIRT ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): INACTIVE AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1982 BUT GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING HAD BEEN DONE WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS OR SO.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEINS CUT SEDIMENTS WHICH STRIKE N15W, DIP 40-60 SW. VEINS ARE VERY TIGHT AND QUARTZ IS HARD TO BREAK. SOME BRECCIATION

Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, 5 ADITS, NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS. ALL WORKINGS ARE OLD, CAVED AND WITHOUT BUILDINGS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON JUNE 1, 1982

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.