Rex Claim #8

The Rex Claim #8 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,180 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

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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.