Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Rex Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureFault Along Rhyolite-Andesite Contact
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10045548
MRDS IDM233315
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.24434, -116.77789
References
GRANGER A. E. ETAL (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 54CARPER A. F. (1920) REPORT ON REX MINE & COLORADO GRANDE GROUP, N. B. OF M. MINING DISTRICT FILESSIRDEVAN W. H. (1913) REPORT ON THE RES MINE, NEV. BUR. OF MINES, MINING DISTRICT FILESEMMONS W.H.(1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS. NEV., USGS BULL 408