| Deposit ID | 10042139 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058481 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruby Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.09246, 39.87412 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1853 |
| Relative position | 400 FT N 26 E OF HORSESHOE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tintic Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011S | 002W | 18 | NE OF NW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Latite Of Copperapolis Canyon (Tuff Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Latite Of Copperapolis Canyon (Tuff Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.09246, 39.87412 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Probably Within, Tintic Mountain Caldera |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 46 E |
| Dip | 85 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058481 |
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107, 282 P.
COOK, D.R., (ED), 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
MORRIS, H.T., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE TINTIC MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE MCINTYRE QUADRANGLE, JUAB AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-883
HIGGINS, W.C., (ED.) 1900, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, DEC. 30, P 30.
HIGGINS, W.C., (ED.) 1900, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, JULY 30, P. 15.
HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1900, JULY 30.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CRYSTALLINE AND SUGARY TEXTURED QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING IRREGULAR POCKETS OF OXIDIZED ORE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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