Ruby Creek Placer

The Ruby Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,152 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

Name: Ruby Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2428, -115.88360

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Ruby Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruby Creek Placer
Secondary: North Star Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Resort 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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. T. Jones And Sons


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Monazite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): Dragline Scraper, Washing Plant

Comment (Location): Lower 1.5 Mi Of Ruby Creek, Mostly Just Above Mouth Of Miller Gulch

Comment (Production): Value $1500


References

Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., 1940, Gold Placers Of The Secesh Basin, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52, 43 P

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Ic 7023, 1938, P. 69.


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