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Ruby Placer

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities REE, Garnet, Mercury, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040401
MRDS ID M055160
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Placer
Alternate or previous names Ruby Meadows

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.89265, 45.2332 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES S OF BURGDORF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victor Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • EDGE OF RUBY MEADOWS ABOUT 5 MI S OF BURGDORF

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Garnet Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.89265, 45.2332
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idaho Titanium And Mining Co.
    First year 1955
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tim And George Williams

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION DATA FOR AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C.R., 1955 , A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105 , 56 P.

  • Deposit

    1955 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 10

  • Production

    HUBBARD, C.R., 1955, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-73 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS
Editor 01-OCT-73 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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