The Ruby Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 650 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 650 Feet (198 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4056, -150.14720
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Ruby Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Creek
Secondary: Big Minook
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Harry Havrilack Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001132
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1955
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 266 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1969
Description: 125 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 2,222 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 2,447 Yards Processed. 76 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 750 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 2,200 Yards Processed. 92 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 63 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1964: 494 OZ. OF GOLD; 45 OZ. OF SILVER (USBM AFOC FILES). AREA COMPOSED PARTLY OF GARNETIFEROUS QUARTZ-MICA-SCHISTS.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-008
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-020
Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B259j p. 114
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 27, 37-38, 48, 50
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 65, 80-81, 96-98
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 241
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 188-189
Reference (Deposit): GC12 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MF371
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 93
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 82-85
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