Ruby Silver Mine

The Ruby Silver Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Ruby Silver Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Broadwater

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 46.145, -111.74056

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Ruby Silver Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruby Silver Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Cedar Plains District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. R. Wade Est.
Home Office: Marysville, Mt.


Production

Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: ZN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4.4 %
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8.8 %
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5.0 Oz/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: FLATTENED PIPE - SHAPE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 3,012 LB. OF LEAD & 20 OUNCES OF GOLD DURING THE PERIOD 1901-1948.

Comment (Workings): M70 - MEASUREMENT ALONG LONG AXIS


References

Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.

Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7592, REED. G. C

Reference (Production): REED., G. C., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7592, 1951


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.