The Ruby Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.8111, -116.29690
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Ruby Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Ruby Creek 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ruby Creek Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BANDS, SEAMS, OR STRINGERS
Form: BANDS, SEAMS, OR STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn-Stains; Silicification; Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A MI N OF THE ELK RIVER HIGHWAY AND THE RAILROAD
Comment (Development): MILL
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MAY BE TRACED SEVERAL HUNDRED FT
Comment (Geology): THE QUARTZITE TRENDS N 80 DEG E, DIPS 60 DEG N
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, 29 P.
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, J. B., 1936 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PART OF THE RUBY CREEK MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, B.S. THESIS, 24 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 34
Reference (Deposit): 1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 2
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