The Reeder is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,999 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.15806, -122.71972
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Reeder MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reeder
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Rogue River National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY SOME ORE SHIPPED IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Workings): 790 FT OF WORKINGS IN THREE ADITS.REPORTEDLY SOME ORE SHIPPED IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN ABOUT 4 FEET WIDE STRIKES NORTHWEST AND DIPS ABOUT 80 DEG. NE. IN SHEARED QUARTZ DIORITE AND WITH PEGMATITE APLITE DIKE WALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.274
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.38
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, PETROLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. VOL. 1, NO. 5, P.117
Reference (Production): WINCHELL (1914)
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