Ruby Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137112
MRDS ID A011778
MAS/MILS ID 0020680070
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Gulch
Related records 10001093

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.76238, 63.16278 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 016 E 19 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.76238, 63.16278

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Mineral Resources Co.
    ID 5001483
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-008

  • Deposit

    B213 pp. 73-74

  • Deposit

    P41 p. 113

  • Deposit

    B480g pp. 125-126

  • Deposit

    B498 pp. 70, 75

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 43

  • Deposit

    B692f p. 137

  • Deposit

    B989D pp. 191-192

  • Deposit

    GR28 p. 26

  • Deposit

    MF414

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 488

  • Deposit

    SR39 p. 28

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1991 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/02/1988
MSHA mine ID5001483
Mine name (MSHA)Ruby Gulch Mine
Current operatorAlaska Mineral Resources Company
Current controller (parent)Harrison Western Corp & Northern Minerals Co
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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