The Rex is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,398 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
Elevation: 2,398 Feet (731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.715, -120.27140
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Rex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rex
Secondary: Rogers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Entiat
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN CRUM CANYON, TRIBUTARY TO ENTIAT RIVER. A 2-STAMP MILL WAS PRESENT IN 1938. LEASED TO WENATCHEE GOLD MINING CO. (1906-1922).
References
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 116.
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