Idaho · Cassia County
Past Producer

Ruth Mine

Cassia County, Idaho, United States
ZincMercurySilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryMercury, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formCHIMNEYS, LENSES, PINCHES
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalamine, Quartz, Realgar
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Brazer Form.; Limestone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070364
MRDS IDW013256
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.09772, -113.04665
References
ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14., 169 P1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P.