| Deposit ID | 10001295 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012031 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rex Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Julia Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.80593, 58.58281 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Juneau/Eagle River |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012031 |
USGS BULL 287, P. 131-132
USGS BULL 1246, P. 159
USGS OFR 84-572, P. 167, NO. 57
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 136
BAG-OFR-85-717-123
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL, IRREGULAR CALCITE-QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING AURIFEROUS ARSENOPYRITE; COARSE, FREE MILLING GOLD NOTED IN WEATHERED OUTCROP |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: DIVIDEND; REX MINE WAS THE ONLY PRODUCTIVE PROPERTY IN YANKEE BASIN; NEARBY NOONDAY, PUZZLER AND JULIA PROSPECTS WERE ON APPARENTLY BARREN QUARTZ STRINGER LODES BETWEEN 6 AND 14 FT WIDE IN SLATE AND SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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