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Original index title	Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1937-05-25
Newspaper	Spokesman-review ; 1937-05-25
Title	Mule Deer mine reports $60 ore
Description	Mule Deer mine reports $60 ore - Development of an ore body near Ruby, found recently after a search postponed 30 years, proceeds with natural encouragements continuing. "Assays of selected samples contain about 5 per cent lead, 1 1/2 per cent zinc, $116 in gold and $120 in silver" THe Newport Miner reports. "The deposit is not in ledge formation but in lime in which the ore is disseminated. Samples from the full width of the shaft at its bottom have yielded $60 to the ton in all metals.
Subject Keys	Northwest history; mining industry; mining assays; ores; sampling; prospecting
Date.Original	1937
Resource Identifier	nwh76-298
Subjects	Northwest, Pacific -- History Mining -- Northwest, Pacific Ores -- Sampling and estimation -- Northwest, Pacific Prospecting -- Northwest, Pacific Mines and mineral resources -- Northwest, Pacific
Resource Type	Clippings Text
Format.Use	Image/JPEG
Source	Northwest History box 76
Language	English

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