U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                                                 SEC File Number
                                   FORM 12B-25                        0-7501
                                                                   CUSIP Number
                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING               781168208
                                  (Check One):

            [ ] Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB       [ ] Form 20-F [ ]
          Form 11-K [ X ]    Form 10-Q and 10-QSB [ ]    Form N-SAR

     For Period Ended: March 31, 2003
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
     [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
     For the Transition Period Ended:

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     Read Attached  Instruction  Sheet Before  Preparing  Form.  Please Print or
Type.  Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the  Commission has
verified any information contained herein.

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     If the  notification  relates  to a portion of the  filing  checked  above,
identify the Items(s) to which the notification relates.

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Part I - Registrant Information

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Full name of Registrant:   RUBY MINING COMPANY

Former Name if Applicable: N/A

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                           3490 PIEDMONT RD, SUITE 304
City, State and Zip Code:  ATLANTA, GA 30305




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Part II - Rules 12b-25(b) and (c)

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If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

     (a)    The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
            form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
            expense;
     (b)    The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
  X         on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion
- -----       thereof will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar
            day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
            report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof
            will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the
            prescribed due date; and
     (c)    The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
            12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

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Part III - Narrative

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State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period.

     The  quarterly  report of the  registrant  on Form 10-QSB could not be
     filed because the Company is in process of preparing certain financial
     information and needs additional time to complete the analysis of such
     information.

     The Registrant  will file the Form 10-QSB Report for the quarter ended
     March 31, 2003 on or before May 20, 2003.


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Part IV - Other Information

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     (1) Name and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in regard to this
notification.

      Murray D. Bradley, Jr., Chief Financial Officer      404-231-8500

     (2) Have all other  periodic  reports  required under section 13 or 15(d)of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940  during the  preceding  12 months or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify reports(s).
                                                                  [ X ]Yes [ ]No

     (3) Is it anticipated that any significant  change in results of operations
from the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings  statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
                                                                 [  ]Yes [ X ]No

     If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively
and  quantitatively,  and, if  appropriate,  state the reasons why a  reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.




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                               RUBY MINING COMPANY
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                  (Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.



Date:     May 14, 2003                 By:    /s/ Murray D. Bradley
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                                           MURRAY D. BRADLEY
                                           Chief Financial Officer



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