Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex claim; Arctic claim; Boomerang claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge Mining District [1], Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 47' 47'' North , 118° 20' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 12.7km |
| Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 32.5km |
| Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 41.2km |
| Wilkerson | 563 (2011) | 53.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79353:8
GUID (UUID V4):
32c90088-a254-478a-bf41-ced5fb1e7d07
A former Au-Ag-Cu mine located in sec. 24, T13S, R33E, MDM (projected - land unsurveyed), 0.9 km (0.5 mile) NNE of Kearsarge Peak (coordinates of record), E of Sardine Lake, along Sardine Canyon, on private (patented) land within a National Forest wilderness land (John Muir Wilderness). Property consists of 4 patented claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
NOTE: MRDS database file #10106508 attributes this mine to a "Beaveridge" District. There is no other mention of such a district.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in quartz monzonite. The ore body is 1.07 meters thick and is comprised of 3 veins, each averaging 3.5 feet in thickness, with high-grade ore. The gold is described as rusty. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of 3 adits. The upper and lower tunnels are at 12,000 and 10,500 feet elevations. Early workings exposed the 3 ore shoots. Stopes on the shoots were 80, 20 and 55 feet long and averaged 3.5 feet in width. A shaft was sunk at the 10,500 foot elevation, from which stopes holed through to surface.
Production data are found in: Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951). No other production record was found.
Analytical data results: Hand samples assayed 4 ounces Au/ton plus 18 to 30% Cu.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10106508 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270453
