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  2. Ruby, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It was founded as a mining town in Bear Valley , originally named Montana Camp, so named because the miners were mining at the foot of Montana Peak.

  3. Lists of mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mine: State: Coordinates: Town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Pyne Mine: Alabama 33°22′33.18″N 86°55′21.65″W Lacey's Chapel: Woodward Iron Company: 1918–1971 One of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971. Sloss Mines: Alabama 33.39816°N 86.93276°W Red Mountain

  4. Ruby Hill, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    This small mining camp was active for many years and produced nearly $200,000. The initial location was the Cow and Calf Mine discovered in 1871. The Ruby Hill Mining District was organized in July 1872. By August, Ruby Hill reached its peak population of approximately 150. The town had two restaurants, two stores, a bar, and a boardinghouse.

  5. Ruby Mining District - Wikipedia

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    Also known as the Salmon Creek District, the Ruby Mining District is an abandoned mining district in north central Washington State, founded in 1887 by Thomas D. Fuller. The principle mined ore was silver, though, copper , lead , and small amounts of gold were also extracted.

  6. Alder Gulch - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic gold mining in Alder Gulch, 1871. Photo by William Henry Jackson. Placer mining in Alder Gulch, 1872. Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney ...

  7. List of active gold mines in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    In 2020 mining overall contributed $9.5 billion to the state's economy, $8.4 billion from gold and silver mining (all silver produced in Nevada is as a by-product from gold mining). Gold production from Nevada was higher than any other U.S. state, 4,632,690 troy ounces (144,090 kg) in 2020 (a decrease of 4.8% on 2019), accounting for 76% of ...

  8. Ruby–Poorman mining district - Wikipedia

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    The Ruby–Poorman mining district in the U.S. state of Alaska produced nearly a half million ounces of gold, all from placer mines. Some of the largest gold nuggets found in Alaska are from the district, which lies along the Yukon River. [1] The placers are mostly deeply buried, and most were originally worked with shafts and drifts.

  9. List of coal mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal.. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal.