Ruth Shaft

Ruth Shaft is a mine in , and has an elevation of 7,051 feet. Ruth Shaft is situated nearby to the locality .
  • Type: Mine
  • Description: mine in White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ruth Mine”
  • Address: NV

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruth and Lane City.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. 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. is situated 2 miles northwest of Ruth Shaft.

Locality
or Mineral City was a settlement in . It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of , and named Mineral City until 1876. is situated 2 miles east of Ruth Shaft.

Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
is the only city in and the county seat of , United States. was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.

Ruth Shaft

Latitude
39.25549° or 39° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude
-114.9678° or 114° 58′ 4″ west
Elevation
7,051 feet (2,149 metres)
Open location code
85F7724J+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369154964
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine
Geo­Names ID
5511528
Wiki­data ID
Q49445672
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In Other Languages

“Ruth Shaft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ruth Shaft”

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