| Deposit ID | 10102528 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003543 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruth Mine |
| Related records | 10113711 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.48853, 34.46616 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 3.25 MILES W OF GROOM CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 013N | 002W | 32 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | CONCENTRATES: 55 % PB, 30 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Government Canyon Granodiorite | ||
| Rock description | Government Canyon Granodiorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -112.48853, 34.46616 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Rather Massive |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Trend N30w |
| Strike | N45W |
|---|---|
| Dip | AROUND 45NE |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| Production years | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916 |
| District name | Hassayampa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arizona California Mining Co |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | B. N. Meacham |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 381M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003543 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 00402517706 | |
| Defense Mapping Agency | DMA | DMA | 242 |
LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 116.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE. ORE SHOOTS RUN 10-40 FT LONG AND 2-15 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002960 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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