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Ruth Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046998
MRDS ID M242236
Record type Site
Current site name Ruth Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.48667, 35.83611 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Relative position 3 MILES WEST OF GOODSPRINGS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024S 058E 29 E2 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wulfenite Ore
Chert Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limestone Dolomitized

Analytical data

Result OF 2 CARS SHIPPED IN 1916, ONE CONTAINED 63% PB AND 26 OZ/TON AG, THE SECOND CONTAINED 23% PB AND 16 OZ/TON AG. 1914 SMELTING RECEIPTS SHOW THE FOLLOWING ORE COMPOSITION

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Bird Springs Formation
    Rock description Bird Springs Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.48667, 35.83611
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Thrust Faults
Local Ruth Fault To North, Thrust Fault To East Dipping 30 Degrees W, Normal Fault To West Trending 15e With 400 Ft Maximum Displacement. Ore With In This Block

Ore body information

  • General form DISCONTINOUS LENSES
    Strike NW TO NE
    Dip 35-50W
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Parallel To Bedding

Comments on the geologic information

  • WULFENITE FOUND IN OPEN FRACTURES; GALENA ASSOCIATED WITH DARK CHERT, FORMING LENSES UP TO 2 FT THICK.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INCLUDES KIRBY AND JOHN MINES. RECORDED PRODUCTION SINCE 1893 EQUALS 650 TONS OF PB ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 10.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 2 TUNNELS, AND 1 LARGE STOPE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M242236

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD: USGS PP 162, P. 139-140.

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C.R., ET.AL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO: NBMG BULL 62, P. 192-196

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, J., 1962, NBMG REPORT 2.

  • Production

    LONGWELL, ET.AL, 1965, P. 192

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIA PARALLELS LOCAL BEDDING AND OCCURS 500 FT ABOVE BASE OF BIRDSPRING FORMATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Hefner, M.L. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAR-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology