The Rex Claims is a mercury mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.72333, -118.01472
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Rex Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rex Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2576
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fairplay 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: F. M. C. Corp
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Silicification Of Breccias
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 2576, GRAB FROM DUMP OF SILICIFIED BRECCIATED ROCK WITH CINNABAR AND NATIVE SULFUR CONTAINS 0.05% FE, 1.5% CA, 20 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 500 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 7 PPM N1, 1500 PPM PB, + 10000 PPM SB, 150 PPM SR, 15 PPM V, 7000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Barite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Sulfur
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE EXPLORATION FOR AU-AG DEPOSIT BY FMC. ZONE SCHEDULED TO BE DRILLED IN FALL, 1984.
Comment (Deposit): PROMINENT FAULT ZONE MARKED BY SILICIFIED BRECCIAS LOCALLY CONTAINING SULFUR, CINNABAR, BARITE. SOME ALUNITE OCCURS IN SOUTHERN PART OF FAULT ZONE. ANOMALOUS GOLD OCCURS AT A FEW PLACES IN THE BRECCIA. APPEARS VERY SIMILAR TO HG OCCURRENCES AT MAIN PARADISE PEAK. DEPOSIT THAT ARE ABOVE THE AU-AG ZONE. THIS AREA WAS SCHEDULED TO BE EXPLORED BY DRILLING IN FALL, 1984.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 11 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 94-98, (GENERAL)
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.
