The Hematite is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon.
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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
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Hematite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hematite
Secondary: Hall Claims
Secondary: Haskins and Traverso
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Rogue River National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arthur Pierce
Home Office: Medford, Or.
Years: 1971 -
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NIL-0.17 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ODGMI ASSAYS RANGED FROM 0.015-0.23 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE ORE WAS MILLED.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 110 AND 150 FT TUNNELS AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE ORE WAS MILLED.
Comment (Geology): ZONE OF MINERALIZATION LIES PARALLEL TO AND APPROXIMATELY 200 FT NORTH OF A MAJOR FAULT BETWEEN CLASTIC AND METAVOLCANIC ROCKS OF THE APPLEGATE GROUP AND CHLORITE-ACTINOLITE SCHISTS. ; GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE ARGILLITE AND META-ANDESITE OF APPLEGATE GROUP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 255
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 255.
Oregon Gold
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