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
Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.51861, -120.84528
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Ruby MRDS details
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Brush Creek Mining And Development Co., Inc.
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
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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