Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Rex Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, STRINGERS
Ore controlFissure Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueHematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate · Prichard Formation;Burke Formation
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationGarnet, Pyroxene, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10089460
MRDS IDW026646
Alternate namesNorth, Sixteen-To-One Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.53543, -115.87269
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 621923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT. { 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCH. MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 172 . GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P. GERRY, C. N., 1920 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1918 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 492