Ruby Silver Mine

Past Producer in Broadwater county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105542
MRDS ID W007455
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Silver Mine
Related records 10135283

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.74142, 46.1449 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 8 MILES SW OF RADERSBURG

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Broadwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005N 001W 33 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Smithsonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.74142, 46.1449

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLATTENED PIPE - SHAPE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cedar Plains District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner W. R. Wade Est.
    Home office Marysville, Mt.

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.4 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8.8 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 9wt-pct
  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5.0 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 158g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INCLUDED 3,012 LB. OF LEAD & 20 OUNCES OF GOLD DURING THE PERIOD 1901-1948.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 51.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • M70 - MEASUREMENT ALONG LONG AXIS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.

  • Deposit

    1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7592, REED. G. C

  • Production

    REED., G. C., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7592, 1951

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Mlynarczyk, Meg S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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