The Josephine Mine is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,497 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: 8,497 Feet (2,590 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.9636, -106.19920
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Josephine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Josephine Frost
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALS CONTAINING COBALT, URANIUM, GOLD AND SILVER NOT MEN IN REPORT. COBALT SAMPLES ASSAYED LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 18.1, 1954, JOSEPHINE MINE, ON FI
Reference (Deposit): AT IFOC, BLDG 20, DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, DENVER, CO.
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