The Ruth Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.74611, -118.05194
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Ruth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruth Mine
Secondary: Graham-Jones
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: South Park
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LARGE ORE BODY EXPOSED ON 4 LEVELS OF WORKINGS ASSAYED $10-$15/TON, AND SOME $40/TON FROM THE 300-FT. LEVEL. ORE FROM GLORY HOLE ASSAYED $4-$6/TON.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): AVG. TON OF TAILINGS RECOVERED FROM ALL ORE PROCESSED IN MILL CONTAINED GOLD WORTH 70 CENTS. FORMER OPERATORS MINED AND MILLED 10,000 TONS OF ORE FROM THE GLORY HOLE. ESTIMATED TONNAGE OF ORE DEVELOPED FROM THE GLORY HOLE LEVEL IS STATED TO BE 30,000 TONS OF ORE WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF $6 PER TON IN GOLD. BETWEEN THE TUNNEL LEVEL AND THE GLORY HOLE LEVEL IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE IS DEVELOPED 10,000 TONS OF ORE WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF $6 PER TON. BETWEEN THE TUNNEL LEVEL AND THE WINZE LEVEL IT IS STATED THAT THERE IS DEVELOPED 10,000 TONS OF ORE WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF $15 PER TON IN GOLD. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED TONNAGE OF ORE IS SAID TO BE 50,000 TONS. IN 1938, PRODUCTION WAS $5000 PER MONTH FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD.
Comment (Deposit): IRON-STAINED QUARTZ FRAGMENTS AND STRINGERS IN FISSURE, 6-40 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): VARYING FROM 45 TO 60 FEET LONG WERE DRIVEN TO INTERSECT THE 100, 200, AND 300-FOOT WINZE LEVELS AND TO CUT THE OREBODY ON THE 400-FOOT LEVEL. DRIFTS ON THE 100, 200, 300, AND 400-FOOT LEVELS WERE 275, 312, 140, AND 200 FEET IN LENGTH RESPECTIVELY; THE LENGTH OF THE OREBODY EXPOSED ON THE FOUR LEVELS WAS 220, 230, 180, AND 220 FEET RESPECTIVELY. THE WIDTH OF THE OREBODY MINED WAS FROM 10 TO 15 FEET. ON THE 500-FOOT LEVEL, AN 80-FOOT CROSSCUT SOUTH OF THE SHAFT FAILED TO CUT THE ORE BUT A TEST HOLE DRILLED FROM THE HEADING SHOWED ORE. THE LEVEL WAS NOT SURVEYED AND IS UNDER WATER. SEVERAL TONS OF BROKEN ORE REMAINS BETWEEN THE 200 AND 400-FOOT LEVELS AS WELL AS A BLOCK OF UNMINED ORE AT THE EAST END OF THE 400-FOOT LEVEL. THE GREATEST POSSIBILITIES FOR ORE THOUGHT TO LIE IN THE EAST PART OF THE MINE BELOW THE TUNNEL LEVEL. SKETCH MAP OF WORKINGS IN NORMAN AND STEWART (1951).
Comment (Deposit): 13 CLAIMS. INCLUDE RUTH NO. 1, NO. 2 NO. 3, ISLAND, EMPIRE, NO. 1, NO. 2, NO. 3, CROWN, CROWN NO. 2, RED BLUFF, WEST EXTENSION AND LARRY JEAN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. W 1/2
Comment (Workings): THE MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GLORY HOLE 200 FEET LONG BY 100 FEET WIDE AND THE MAIN WORKING ADIT, CALLED THE "TUNNEL LEVEL" FROM WHICH A WINZE AND "FOOTWALL SHAFT" HAVE BEEN SUNK; LATERAL WORKINGS, INCLUDING THE TUNNEL LEVEL, "INTERMEDIATE LEVEL," AND CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS RUN FROM THE WINZE AND FOOTWALL SHAFT, ARE MORE THAN 2700 FEET. THE TUNNEL LEVEL EXTENDS 1015 FEET FROM THE PORTAL, AND AN OREBODY 225 FEET LONG, 10 TO 13 FEET WIDE, AND AVERAGING $9.00 PER TON WAS MINED UNDER THE GLORY HOLE. SIXTY FEET ABOVE THE TUNNEL-LEVEL ELEVATION, AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WAS DRIVEN; THE LEVEL WAS STOPED AND IS NOW INACCESSIBLE. A WINZE 525 FEET FROM THE PORTAL OF THE TUNNEL LEVEL WAS SUNK 350 FEET, S. 20 DEG W. AT AN AVERAGE INCLINATION OF 65 DEG. DRIFTS WERE RUN IN OREBODY ON THE 100, 200, AND 300-FOOT LEVELS. THE FOOTWALL SHAFT, INCLINED 60 DEG S., LOCATED 542 FEET FROM THE PORTAL OF THE TUNNEL LEVEL, WAS STARTED 45 FEET NORTH OF THE FISSURE AND SUNK TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET. CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 49-50
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 416-418
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
