Ruona

Occurrence in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033991
MRDS ID M020657
Record type Site
Current site name Ruona
Alternate or previous names Fairbanks, Santa Ana, Standard

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.60118, 36.28247 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019S 040E 11,13,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STANDARD VEIN CONTAINED LARGE MASSES OF GALENA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.60118, 36.28247

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY NARROW DIKES OF BASALT AND APLITE IN VICINITY OF TUNNELS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Darwin

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL TUNNELS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH, SOME OPEN-CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M020657

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KELLEY, V. C., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 555

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU DEPOSITS ARE IN FISSURE VEINS ALONG EAST SIDE OF THE STOCK. SOME VEINS STRIKE NE, OF THESE THE STANDARD HAS BEEN MOST DEVELOPED, IT IS 2 - 6 FT. THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey