Ruby Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10265911
MAS/MILS ID 0160130221
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Mine
Alternate or previous names Ruby Silver

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.90063, 43.86819 (WGS84)
Elevation 2712
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marshall Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 013 E 10 SENWNW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.90063, 43.86819

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sawtooth District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Thomas Realty
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 5, 1922, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FIOLE REPORT 64-87, 1987, APPENDIX C,

  • Deposit

    NO. 49 (PLATE 1).

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 42-49.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAY-92 Peters U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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