Ruby Mountain Deposit

Prospect in Hamilton county in New York, United States with commodity Garnet
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10224180
MAS/MILS ID 0360410014
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Mountain Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.11015, 43.74108 (WGS84)
Elevation 701

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamilton(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gore Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Raquette Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Utica(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Hamilton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.11015, 43.74108

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: OTTE,H.F.,THE EXPANDING MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE ADIROND

  • Deposit

    STATE OF N.Y.DEPT.OF COMMERCE PUB.NO.10,1944,P.38-40.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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)

StatusActive since 08/01/1983
MSHA mine ID3002268
Mine name (MSHA)RUBY MOUNTAIN
Current operatorBARTON MINES CO LLC
Current controller (parent)Randy Rapple
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1329 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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