| Deposit ID | 10102580 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruth-Rattan Mine |
| Related records | 10210772 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4447, 35.09724 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 655 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES NW OF OATMAN; ABOUT 1.4 MILES WSW OF FINGER BUTTE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oatman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020N | 020W | 30 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Syenite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.4447, 35.09724 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Country Rock Exhibits Two Structures Which Are Variable, One Trends N 15 E And Dips Steeply To The East And The Other Trends Ew And Dips Steeply To The North. This Latter Structure Is The Same As That Of The Ore Vein. |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | W |
| Dip | 60-80N |
| Length | 1206.98M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| Production years | PRIOR TO 1907 , 1933 - 1935 |
| District name | San Francisco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004531 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150263 |
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 32.
SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397, P. 172.
USGS BULL 743, 1923, PLATE 1.
ABM BULL 131, 1931, P. 114.
ABM BULL 137, 1934, P. 80.
ADMR FILE DATA.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
CIMRI
USBM IC 6901 , P. 32
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE SHOOTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED ARE: ON THE 100 FOOT LEVEL, 3 TO 5 FEET WIDE, 86 FEET LONG; 200 FOOT LEVEL, 8 TO 15 FEET WIDE, 150 FEET LONG; ON THE 500 FOOT LEVEL THE VEIN PINCHES TO 2 1/2 FEET WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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