The Rex Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,804 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,804 Feet (1,769 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3403, -108.73330
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Rex Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rex Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cleghorn And Washburn - Leasees
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Williams And Oliver
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING
Comment (Deposit): THIS MAS REPORT WAS COMPLETED FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH THE REX STAFF. THE REX MINE IS ENTERED THROUGH A HORIZONTAL ADIT THAT PASSE BENEATH OTHER URANIUM MINES. ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE INTO THE AD THERE IS AN 80FT. RAISE TO THE ORE BEARING FORMATION. CURREN THERE IS ABOUT 805 METERS OF DRIFTING ALONG THE ORE BEARING FORMATION. CURRENTLY THEY ARE STOCKPILING AND DOING SOME DEV WORK IN ANTICIPATION OF HIGHER PRICES BEING OFFERED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC. THE AREA AROUND THE MINE IS NOT DRILLED OUT YET, ITS FUTURE POTENTIAL IS UNKNOWN BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT ORE WILL CONTINUE IN ITS PRESENT TREND. THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES F GROSS VALUE OF ORE PRODUCED,DEVELOPMENT COST AND HAULAGE COS DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST 1/6/74 23673.81 2012.10 741.61 2/6/74 24547.36 2083.37 686.81 3/6/74 30008.89 2547.80 739.67 4/6/74 23825.01 2063.38 738.63 5/6/74 26089.04 2152.84 678.09 6/6/74 17956.42 2711.71 911.78 7/6/74 10628.30 1577.70 537.66 8/6/74 3638.39 531.51 282.03 9/6/74 1963.35 281.67 149.16 10/6/74 11987.51 1676.57 834.99 11/6/74 6720.45 915.01 456.39 12/6/74 4428.89 440.80 173.07
References
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