The Ruby is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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
Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.9356, -119.69360
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Ruby MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby
Secondary: Crescent
Secondary: Beggar's Choice
Secondary: Rush
Secondary: Labyrnth
Secondary: Mystic Shrine
Secondary: Hide & Seek
Secondary: Pyrargyrite
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Blackhawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lester H. Everett
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Proustite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PROD. $25,000 1915-20,1922-23, 1939;
Reference (Deposit): VEIN; PINCH AND SWELL TO 6 FT.; GOOD FT. DEV.;GOOD ORE UP
Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.309;GOUGE-LINED FAULT ZONE IN GABBRO W/MIN
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