The Josephine is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.32139, -119.76056
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Josephine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Arsenic
Location
State: California
County: Madera
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 . 14 LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM TOPO. MAP.
Comment (Production): NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ESTIMATED THAT 36,000 TONS OF ORE WERE STOPED FROM 325 - FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 5 FT. THICK. GRANITE HANGING WALL, SLATE FOOTWALL. LENGTH OF ORE SHOOT IS 450 FT.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINES, 550 FT. SHAFT FROM WHICH 8 LEVELS WERE DRIVEN. 20 - STAMP MILL. SEE GOLDSTONE, P. 203 .
Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: ORE AVG. 3 % SULFIDES VALUED AT $750/TON IN GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 207 .
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, W., JR., 1888 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 8 , P. 213 - 214 .
Reference (Deposit): GOLDSTONE, L. P., 1890 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 10 , P. 202 - 204 .
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 546 .
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