Rex Claim #6

The Rex Claim #6 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,059 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

Name: Rex Claim #6  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.1575, -118.20194

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Rex Claim #6 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rex Claim #6
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3814


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Spectrum Exploration, Le Roi Spriggs
Home Office: Hawthorne, NV
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3814 CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 100 PPM MN, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 100 PPM PB, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): REX CLAIMS FILED AFTER 1982 CLOSURE AREA RECENTLY SAMPLED BY TENNECO/ECHO BAY, BUT NOT REGARDED OPTIMISTICALLY BY THEM AS A POTENTIAL TARGET

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE 3814 WAS TAKEN FROM ANOTHER PROSPECT ACROSS THE CANYON TO THE SOUTH, BUT ALONG THE SAME BRECCIA ZONE AS SAMPLE #3813.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECTS

Comment (Location): S. SIDE BELL CANYON, WEST OF NEVADA CROWN MINE AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM FILES AND RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY RECORDER, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): JONSON, D.C., 1986, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SOUTH FAIRVIEW DISTRICT FOR TENNECO MINERALS CO.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.