The Josephine Lode is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 8,638 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: 8,638 Feet (2,633 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.05361, -109.98417
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Josephine Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: New World Mining
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Yellowstone Mining Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO REPORTS WERE MADE ON AMOUNTS HOWEVER IT IS APPARENT THAT THE CLAIM IS RICH IN ORE
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE SEVERAL CUTS, THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT EXCEEDS $500.00. A SHAFT IS CAVED AND FILLED W/WATER BUT ITS DUMP IS VERY RICH IN ORE
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IS CAUSED BY REPLACEMENT IN LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1921 DIREXPL USFS
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
