The Josie Group 3 Claims, Josie and Josie I and Ii is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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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
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Josie Group 3 Claims, Josie and Josie I and Ii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josie Group 3 Claims, Josie and Josie I and Ii
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. W. Hawkin
Years: 1932 - 1938
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREATER PART OF THE MINERALIZED ZONE WITHIN A SEMIRECTANGULAR AREA ABOUT 500 FT. LONG AND 150 FT. WIDE TRENDING N 45DEG. W. ACROSS RIDGE CREST; SULFIDE BEARING MATERIAL RECOGNIZED FOR MORE THAN 1300 FT. NW AND 150 FT. SE. GOLD PRESENT IN MOST OF MANY SAMPLES TAKEN; RICHEST SAMPLES ANALYZED ABOUT $10 PER TON. FROM SURFACE EXPOSURES DEPOSIT TOO LOW IN GRADE, GOLD IS TOO ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED AND AREA TOO DIFFICULT OF ACCESS TO BE COMMERCIALLY EXPLOITABLE AT PRESENT BUT IS NEAR ENOUGH COMMERCIAL SIZE AND GRADE TO WARRANT EXPLORATION TO DETERMINE CHARACTER AND DIMENSIONS BENEATH THE SURFACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1261-A, P. A-23-25, 26; PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): PROF. PAPER 575-A, P. 13
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