The Ruby Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.7972, -164.30640
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Ruby Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Creek
Secondary: Ruby Dredging Company
Secondary: Morgan Barrow
Secondary: Barrow Morgan
Secondary: Discovery Nos. 1-14
Secondary: Iowa Creek
Secondary: Mud Creek
Secondary: Dog Creek
Secondary: Casadepaga River
Secondary: Ruby Creek 1-14
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. V. Mccarty
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Owner Name: Macklin Placer Miners
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Year: 1925
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: Production Reported 546 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OF75-2
Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 p. 137
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-134
Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 107, 109-110
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 137
Reference (Deposit): B314j p. 154
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 260, 266
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 225
Reference (Deposit): B433 pp. 156, 199-201
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 48, 55
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 45, 51
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): MF445
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 66, 68
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