Ruff & Tuff

The Ruff & Tuff is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,523 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: Ruff & Tuff
Secondary: C. C. Elwood
Secondary: Andrew Thompson
Secondary: Charles & Andy 1-4
Secondary: R. Reeves
Secondary: Ruff & Tuff Mining Co.
Secondary: Kings Isl. Columbia
Secondary: Rough & Tough
Secondary: Ruff & Tuff Rough and Tough

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Andrew Thompson And Bob Reeves
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1934

Owner Name: Larry Mcmasters
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS ACTIVE 1934 TO CA. 1938. SMALL AMOUNT OF AU RECOVERED (PE 86-8). Workings consist of a 113.4m.-long adit and 4 open cuts.

References

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363pp

Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24pp

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66,68

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-64)

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-045

Reference (Deposit): PE86-8 8 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 25

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380811 pp. 6-7

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF438

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167pp

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