Josephine Mine

The Josephine Mine is a gold mine located in Madera county, California.

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:  California

County:  Madera

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.3214, -119.76060

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Josephine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Josephine Mine
Secondary: Josephine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: California
County: Madera


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): MINE REPORTED IN SECS. 14 AND 15.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 8, 1888, P. 213-214.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 10, 1890, P. 202-204.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 13, 1896, P. 209.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 14, 1916, P. 546.


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