Rex

The Rex is a gold and silver mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,251 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
Secondary: Rogers

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Entiat District

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.
Administrative Organization: In Entiat State Wildlife Area

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Washington
Home Office: Washington

Owner Name: Bert Rogers, Entiat
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): MORE THAN $170,000 PRODUCED BEFORE 1930. MOST OF ORE MILLED AVERAGED ABOUT 1 OZ/TON AU

Comment (Location): IN DRAINAGE OF CRUM CANYON, A TRIBUATRY TO ENTIAT RIVER

Comment (Deposit): 2 OXIDIZED QUARTZ VEINS, 3-12 IN. WIDE

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD W017908 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 20

Reference (Production): HUNTTING

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