The Ruby Mine is a tungsten mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.
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Ruby Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruby Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Huebnerite
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 1 REFERS TO THE APEX TUNGSTEN MINE WHICH WAS PROSPECTED AT INTERVALS 1934-1942
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 118 FT. ADIT & DOZER CUTS
Comment (Production): THERE WAS ALSO SOME SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1953 (REF. NO. 1)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ BANDS IN BASE METAL SULFIDE VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): COLO. STATE METAL MINING FUND, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO.
Reference (Production): REF. NO. 1
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