The Ruby Silver Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 46.145, -111.74056
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Ruby Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Silver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Cedar Plains District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. R. Wade Est.
Home Office: Marysville, Mt.
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: ZN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4.4 %
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8.8 %
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5.0 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLATTENED PIPE - SHAPE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 3,012 LB. OF LEAD & 20 OUNCES OF GOLD DURING THE PERIOD 1901-1948.
Comment (Workings): M70 - MEASUREMENT ALONG LONG AXIS
References
Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7592, REED. G. C
Reference (Production): REED., G. C., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7592, 1951
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.
