The Ruth Mine is a zinc mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 42.0978, -113.04580
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Ruth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruth Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Black Pine District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Hills Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHIMNEYS, LENSES, PINCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Realgar
Gangue: Calamine
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE STRIKES N 80 DEG W TO N 80 DEG E
Comment (Location): ABOVE EAST BASE OF THE BLACK PINE RANGE. ON CREST OF A RIDGE BETWEEN MINERAL GULCH AND FIRST LARGE GULLY ON THE S. THAT OPENS TO THE MAIN BLACK PINE BASIN.
Comment (Production): 6 CARS OF RICH ZINC CARBONATE ORE MINED DURING WORLD WAR.
Comment (Workings): CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14., 169 P
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