The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA003430 RUBY RIVER PLACERS RUBY GULCH MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300570304 45.2422 -112.1103
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
07S 04W 8 A 5010240 412860 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON DILLON RUBY DAM
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District:
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020003
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: General name, general location. Possible mixed ownership: private, BLM, FWP. No production noted. Small amount of exploration according to Lyden (1948). Most likely spot for placering is in the narrow canyon below Ruby Dam.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
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Adit Discharge:
Metal Leaching:
Water Erosion:
Residence:
Hazardous Materials:
Open Adit:
Visit: Y
Comments: GENERAL LOCATION, NO PRODUCTION NOTED.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Glacial gravels/Baldy Mtn
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
Type Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Unknown:
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Coarse:
Comments:
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 1:18:15 PM.

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