Ruby

The Ruby is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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: Ruby
Secondary: Crescent
Secondary: Beggar's Choice
Secondary: Rush
Secondary: Labyrnth
Secondary: Mystic Shrine
Secondary: Hide & Seek
Secondary: Pyrargyrite

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Blackhawk District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lester H. Everett
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Proustite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Limonite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): PROD. $25,000 1915-20,1922-23, 1939;

Reference (Deposit): VEIN; PINCH AND SWELL TO 6 FT.; GOOD FT. DEV.;GOOD ORE UP

Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.309;GOUGE-LINED FAULT ZONE IN GABBRO W/MIN

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