| Deposit ID | 10046998 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242236 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruth Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.48667, 35.83611 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES WEST OF GOODSPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goodsprings(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 024S | 058E | 29 | E2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| 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 or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bird Springs Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Bird Springs Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -115.48667, 35.83611 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Scale Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | 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 |
| General form | DISCONTINOUS LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW TO NE |
| Dip | 35-50W |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goodsprings District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242236 |
HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD: USGS PP 162, P. 139-140.
LONGWELL, C.R., ET.AL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO: NBMG BULL 62, P. 192-196
SCHILLING, J., 1962, NBMG REPORT 2.
LONGWELL, ET.AL, 1965, P. 192
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIA PARALLELS LOCAL BEDDING AND OCCURS 500 FT ABOVE BASE OF BIRDSPRING FORMATION |
| 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 |
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