HEMATITE LEDGE

HEMATITE LEDGE occupies the southwest quarter of T.400S., R.20W., Sec. 31, SW — approximately 20.66 acres of federally administered land in Jackson County, Oregon. Under the General Mining Act of 1872, this parcel is identified by BLM serial number OR101431268 and is subject to annual maintenance obligations of $165 or equivalent assessment work.

Jackson County's Jacksonville Mining District was Oregon's first major gold discovery in 1851 — the town that resulted became the territorial capital before the Willamette Valley boom redirected settlement northward. The Rogue River and Applegate Creek drainages remain productive placer streams; quartz veins in the Jacksonville Mountains show continued potential for lode discovery. Active small-scale mining continues summer-through-fall in tributary gravels and bench deposits. The BLM Medford District administers surface management; county recorder in Jacksonville handles claim filing.

The nearest mapped access corridor, osm:821254560 (mapped off-road route), lies 0.4 miles from this claim's centroid. off-road vehicle clearance is required. Vehicle staging is feasible along the route shoulder outside claim boundaries before the final approach on foot.