Mount Reuben

The Mount Reuben is a mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,871 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

Name: Mount Reuben  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 3,871 Feet (1,180 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 42.7222, -123.59390

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Mount Reuben MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Reuben
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Gary Johnson Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Clem Flickenger And Ed Romig... Galice,Oreg.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1938
Discovery Year: 1915
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE NO MEASURED,INFERRED,ORINDICATED RESERVES AT THE M EN MINE. THE DOWN-DIP EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION IS NOT KNOWN.


References

Reference (Deposit): PLATE 2, NO. 5.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 34, 1947, P. 23.


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