| Deposit ID | 10105542 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007455 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruby Silver Mine |
| Related records | 10135283 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.74142, 46.1449 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES SW OF RADERSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Radersburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 001W | 33 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Madison Formation, Limestones;Quadrant Formation, Quartzite | ||
| Rock description | Madison Formation, Limestones;Quadrant Formation, Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.74142, 46.1449 |
|---|
| General form | FLATTENED PIPE - SHAPE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cedar Plains District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. R. Wade Est. |
| Home office | Marysville, Mt. |
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1901 - 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ZN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^4.4 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1901 - 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | PB | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^8.8 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1901 - 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^5.0 Oz/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 51.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007455 |
REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592
LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7592, REED. G. C
REED., G. C., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7592, 1951
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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