Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 440 at the 2010 census. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth is situated 3 miles northeast of Alpha Shaft.

Lane City

Locality

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Lane City is situated 5 miles east of Alpha Shaft.

Alpha Shaft

Categories: historic site and industry
Location: White Pine, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.25954° or 39° 15′ 34″ north

Longitude

-115.03222° or 115° 1′ 56″ west

Elevation

7,142 feet (2,177 metres)

Open location code

85F67X59+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369159113

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

GeoNames ID

5499171

Wikidata ID

Q49396653

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