Hematite

Occurrence in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032348
MRDS ID M013825
Record type Site
Current site name Hematite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.98224, 42.04789 (WGS84)
Relative position SW CORNER SEC. 31, 3400 TO 3600 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO SEC. 6, T. 41S, R. 2W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dutchman Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Applegate(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 40S 02W 31 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.98224, 42.04789

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE ARGILLITE AND META-ANDESITE OF APPLEGATE GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Hill - Applegate - Waldo Area, 45

Comments on the workings information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE ORE WAS MILLED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ODGMI BULL. 61, PG. 255

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.