The Rex Claim #5 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,151 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: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.15917, -118.20222
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Rex Claim #5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rex Claim #5
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3813
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
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
Type: L
Description: Several Near-Vertical Silica-Cemented Fault Zones Strike N 50-60 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak Argillic To Propylitic
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 3813 CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.03% TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 15 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CU, 300 PPM MO, 30 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 20 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ALONG A HIGHLY ALTERED VEIN TRACEABLE ON SURFACE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AS IT CROSSES BELL CANYON. VERY PROMINENT OUTCROP 40-50 FT WIDE IN PLACES, BUT THE MAIN ZONE OF INTEREST IS A HIGHLY SILICIFIED BRECCIA ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VEIN, ABOUT 10 FT THICK. SAMPLE 3813 WAS CHIPPED FROM THIS EXPOSURE ABOVE A SMALL PROSPECT SHAFT
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT SHAFT, PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): N. SIDE BELL CANYON, WEST OF NEVADA CROWN MINE AREA. ; 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
References
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
Reference (Deposit): JONSON, D.C., 1986, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SOUTH FAIRVIEW DISTRICT FOR TENNECO MINERALS CO.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, JOE, 9 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDERS OFFICE, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
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.
