The Fleming is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,850 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: 1,850 Feet (564 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.2425, -123.02417
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Fleming MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fleming
Secondary: Reed & Fletcherone
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1927-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.21 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): 600 FT IN ADIT AND CROSSCUT, 100 FT RAISE TO SURFACE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL QUARTZ KIDNEYS OCCUR IN FISSURE VEIN WITH SLATE FOOTWALL.
Comment (Deposit): ONE 20-ACRE CLAIM IS PATENTED.
Comment (Commodity): 3.48 AU:AG
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.160
Reference (Production): USBM
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.252
Oregon Gold
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