The Rex Claim #8 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,180 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,180 Feet (1,579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.15528, -118.20028
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Rex Claim #8 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rex Claim #8
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3868
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3868 CONTAINS 60 PPM AS, 20 PPM ZN, 4 PPM SB,
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): AREA WEST OF NEVADA CROWN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
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 3868 WAS TAKEN FROM A PROSPECT ON THE SE END OF THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM AS SAMPLES 3813 AND 3814-LARGE, HIGHLY ALTERED VEIN BOUNDED ON WEST SIDE BY A HIGHLY SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE ABOUT 10 FT THICK
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL CO. RECORDER, MINING CLAIM RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM FILES AND RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): JONSON, D.C., 1986, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SOUTH FAIRVIEW DISTRICT FOR TENNECO MINERALS CO.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.
Nevada Gold
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.
