The Ruona is a mine located in Inyo county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Ruona MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruona
Secondary: Fairbanks
Secondary: Santa Ana
Secondary: Standard
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Darwin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): STANDARD VEIN CONTAINED LARGE MASSES OF GALENA.
Comment (Deposit): AU DEPOSITS ARE IN FISSURE VEINS ALONG EAST SIDE OF THE STOCK. SOME VEINS STRIKE NE, OF THESE THE STANDARD HAS BEEN MOST DEVELOPED, IT IS 2 - 6 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL TUNNELS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH, SOME OPEN-CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEINS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY NARROW DIKES OF BASALT AND APLITE IN VICINITY OF TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, V. C., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 555
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