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Rexall

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101023
MRDS ID A015448
Record type Site
Current site name Rexall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.36796, 65.07274 (WGS84)
Relative position The Rexall mine is located approximately 200 feet north of the Nordale adit of the Homestake mine on the east side of upper Wolf Creek; NW1/4SW1/4 sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.36796, 65.07274
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold is found in quartz-rich shear zones. Mining initially began on a 3- to 5-foot wide shear zone trending N 25 E, 25 NW (Smith, 1913; B 525). Samples collected from the Rexall mine in 1910 averaged 6 ounces of gold per ton. By 1911, an adit had been driven 127 feet and 50 feet of drift had been driven on a quartz-rich shear zone that varied from 8 to 32 inches wide (Brooks, 1912). A richer ore shoot was intersected about 140 feet from the portal of the Rexall adit. This zone contained a 1- to 8-inch-wide quartz-rich shear that trends east-west and dips 60 N. The smaller shear is offset a few feet by the larger shear (Smith, 1913; B 525).? By November, 1912, a total of 340 feet of drift had been driven on the smaller shear and two winzes and five production stopes were ready for mining. The smaller shear zone was intersected in the main Rexall adit approximately 140 feet below the surface. Several custom lots of Rexall ore were milled in Fairbanks during 1912. A 25 ton lot from the small shear averaged $112 per ton in free gold (5.4 ounces of gold per ton); a 10 ton lot from the small shear averaged $166 of gold per ton in free gold (8.0 ounces of gold per ton) and a 3 ton lot from the large shear averaged $37 of gold per ton, or 1.8 ounces of gold per ton (Smith, 1913; B 525).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Over the winter of 1911-1912, approximately 25-tons of ore were custom milled; they averaged $120 per ton or about 5.8 ounces per ton gold (Times Publishing Company, 1912). Several custom lots of Rexall mine ore were milled in Fairbanks during 1912. A 25 ton lot from the small shear averaged $112 per ton in free gold (5.4 ounces per ton gold), a 10 ton lot from the small shear averaged $166 per ton in free gold (8.0 ounces per ton gold) and a 3 ton lot from the large shear averaged $37 per ton in free gold, or about 1.8 ounces of gold per ton (Smith, 1913; B 525). In the fall of 1912, a two-stamp Joshua Hendy mill was erected on the Rexall claim and began milling ore on November 28, 1912. By this time the Rexall adit was 485 feet long and six stopes were ready for production (Times Publishing Company, 1912). No references to the Rexall mine are available for the period 1913 through 1921. By 1922, Davis (1922) and Stewart (1922) reported that the Rexall mill had been sold to the owners of the David mine and moved to Skoogy Gulch.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The Rexall mine was discovered by J.L. Solomon in March, 1910, and shortly afterwards, he staked four claims on the property (Times Publishing Company, 1912). Mining was started on a 3- to 5-foot-wide shear zone oriented N 25 E, 25 NW (Smith, 1913; B 525). By the end of 1911, an adit had been driven 127 feet, and 50 feet of drift cut on a quartz-rich shear zone that varied from 8 to 32 inches wide (Brooks, 1912). By mid-1912, a richer ore shoot was intersected about 140 feet from the portal of the Rexall adit. Work on the larger, northeast-trending shear was abandoned and a winze was sunk to the water table on the smaller, east-west trending shear. A total of 340 feet of drift had been driven on the smaller shear; two winzes and five production stopes were ready for mining by November, 1912. The smaller shear zone was intersected in the main Rexall adit approximately 140 feet below the surface.? In the fall of 1912, a two-stamp Joshua Hendy mill was erected on the Rexall claim and began milling ore in November, 1912. By this time the Rexall adit was 485 feet long and six stopes were ready for mining (Times Publishing Company, 1912).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015448
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG159

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brooks, A.H., 1912, The Alaska mining industry in 1911, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1911: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 520, p. 17-44.

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    Times Publishing Company, 1912, Tanana Magazine, Quartz Edition: Fairbanks, Alaska 76 p.

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    Brooks, A.H., 1913, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1912: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, 308 p.

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    Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.

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    Davis, J.A., 1922, Lode mining in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 58-1, 80 p.

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    Stewart, B.D., 1922, Annual report of the Mine Inspector to the Governor of Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines, p. 102.

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    Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

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    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

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    Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

  • Deposit

    Brooks, A.H., 1911, The mining industry in 1910, in Brooks, A.K., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1910: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480-B p. 21-43.

  • Deposit

    Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

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    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

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    Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of referneces to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska; Supplment to Open-File Report 76-819; Part A, Summaries to August 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1342-A, 49 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation