Josephine Mine

The Josephine Mine is a gold mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,481 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: Josephine Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Chaffee

Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.96111, -106.19778

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Josephine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Josephine Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Cobalt


Location

State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Princeton 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCESS BY DIRT ROAD 0.5 MILE LONG WHICH CONNECTS SURFACE PLANT WITH US HWY 24 AT RIVERSIDE; POSSIBLY SECTION 23 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Production): $68,000 GOLD (NOT VERIFIED)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DARK COLORED DIKE


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 472.

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, STEVEN, T.A., HAIL, W.J., JR., MOENCH, R.H., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761, 1:250,000

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64


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