The Ruby Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,898 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: 8,898 Feet (2,712 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8683, -114.89970
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Ruby Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Mine
Secondary: Ruby Silver
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Thomas Realty
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1991
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
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): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 42-49.
Reference (Deposit): NO. 49 (PLATE 1).
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FIOLE REPORT 64-87, 1987, APPENDIX C,
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 5, 1922, P. 33.
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