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Ruby Mine

Past Producer in Plumas county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077093
MRDS ID W024524
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Mine
Alternate or previous names Williams and Stark
Related records 10261351

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80021, 40.18515 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 5 MILES FROM ENGELS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plumas(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moonlight Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Branch North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Plumas 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 California Plumas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027N 010E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80021, 40.18515
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BASIC DIKE 5 FT. WIDE STRIKES N 25 W, DIPS 65 E IN THE DIORITE. DIKE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED FOR 300 FT. BY AN ADIT 200 FT. BELOW OUTCROP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $16,000 OF ORE PRODUCED AND SHIPPED PRIOR TO 1919 . ORE RAN .30 % CU, AT TIMES WITH USUALLY ONE OUNCE OF SILVER FOR EVERY PER CENT OF CU.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT 200 FT. BELOW OUTCROP, 200 FT. LONG AND BEING EXTENDED IN 1920 ONE STOPE 35 FT. LONG AND 75 FT. HIGH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1928 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION; 24TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 280

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1921 , PLUMAS COUNTY; 17TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR. P. 469 .

  • Production

    LOGAN, C.A., 1921 , P. 469

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS AS STRINGERS OF HIGH GRADE FROM 1 INCH - 18 INCHES IN WIDTH, CROSSING DIKE AND FOLLOWING THE FOOT OR HANGING WALL.
Deposit TRASK AND COFFER MINE ADJOIN ON THE SOUTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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