The Ruth Placer is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.69083, -111.65139
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Ruth Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruth Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Missouri River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Osborne, William A. And Ruth
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME FINE COLOR WAS FOUND
Comment (Workings): DISCOVERY CUT AND TUNNEL, A TRENCH, A SHAFT 65 FEET DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1948 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1949 DIREXPL BLM
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
