Ruby Ridge Prospect

The Ruby Ridge Prospect is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,679 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ruby Ridge Prospect
Secondary: Anchor Hill Mines
Secondary: Gilt Edge Mine - 0460810142

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence

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.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Dakota Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Exploration): 12-96: A DRILLING PROGRAM LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION AT THE NEARBY RUBY RIDGE PROSPECT.

Comment (Deposit): SEE PROPERTY FILE GILT EDGE MINE - 0460810142 FOR DETAILS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 6-96: ANCHOR HILL CONTAINS PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVES EQUI- VALENT TO AN ESTIMATED 243,000 OZ. GOLD. PRODUCTION FOR 1996 IS PROJECTED AT 30,000 OZ. GOLD.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 12-23-96, P.10.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 6-24-96, P.14.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #50, DEC., 11, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): FOR ANCHOR HILL", VOL., 103, #30, JULY 26, 1995, P17.

Reference (Deposit): PHD THESIS: MINING RECORD, "CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVED

Reference (Deposit): MUKHERJEE, N, 1968, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES UNPUBLISHED

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