The Fletcher Myers Property is a gold mine located in Coos county, Oregon at an elevation of 141 feet.
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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
Elevation: 141 Feet (43 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.22694, -124.37028
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Fletcher Myers Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fletcher Myers Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Coos
District: Beach Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
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: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NATURALLY ACCUMULATED BLACK SAND SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ/TON (1.4 PPM) AU + PT. ANOTHER ASSAYED 0.01 OZ/TON (340 PPB) AU + PT
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sylvanite
Gangue: Petzite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): INACTIVE SINCE 1936
Comment (Geology): ALTERNATING LAYERS OF BLACK AND GRAY SANDS ; GEOL.DESC: BEDS IN FINE GRAVEL AND IRON-STAINED GRAY SAND
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS PRESUMED ACCURATE WITHIN TERRACE; MINE IS NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS
Comment (Deposit): BED AT LEAST 7 FT THICK. ANCIENT BEACH TERRACE
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, GROUND SLUICING
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1, P. 21
Oregon Gold
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