Description
Grey And Bartley
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryRhenium, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model58: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR, MASSIVE
Ore controlHalo Around Porphryry Intrusion, Fracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Weary Flat Quartz Monzonite;Chainman Shale;Ely Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureEast-Trending Anticline With Moderate To Gentle Dipping Flanks, Faults, Igneous Intrusions., Radar Ridge, Faults, Fractures. (Mineralization Follows Fractures)
Tectonic settingPaleozoic Cordillerian Miogeosyncline
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration From Monzonite Intrusion. Ore Bodies Oxidized To Depth Of 100 - 400 Feet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10080427
MRDS IDW031574
Alternate namesRuth Pit, Deep Ruth Shaft, New Ruth Copper Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.25772, -114.97198
References
WILSON, W. R., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE ROBINSON MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT 32, PP. 55 - 61.SPENCER, A. C., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ELY, NEVADA, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 96, 189 PP.SPENCER, 1917SPENCER 1917