Ruby Creek

The Ruby Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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

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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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