The Ruth Deposit is a mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.90778, -109.88139
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Ruth Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruth Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
District: Petrified Forest District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CRESENT SHAPE/LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): URANIUM OCCURS IN SCOURS WITHIN CHANNELS, USUALLY TRENDING WEST.
Comment (Deposit): RUTH DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SIX CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, E.L., GREGG, C.L., 1955, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CHINLE FM. IN THE CAMERON-ST. JOHNS AREA, COCONERO, NAVAJO, AND APACHE COUNTIES, ARIZONA, U.S.A.E.C. RME-51
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