Ruth V. Claim

The Ruth V. Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 2,500 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: Ruth V. Claim
Secondary: E.T.W. Prospect
Secondary: Homestake Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Trout Creek Mining District

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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: IRON STAINED QUARTZ FROM DUMP ASSAYED 0.2 OZ/TON AG, 0.3 % PB WITH A TRACE OF ZN, CU AND AU.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON TROUT CREEK, 1.75 MILES SOUTH OF NOXON RESERVOIR.

Comment (Development): ONE PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): COPPER ORE OCCURS AS KIDNEY-SHAPED BODIES WITHIN THE WIDE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CAVED ADITS, THE DUMPS OF WHICH INDICATE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT WORK. IN 1931, REPORTED 2 TUNNELS, ONE 654 FT IN LENGTH, THE OTHER 725 FEET.

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 49 .

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 49 .

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-06-1963

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.