Josephine Mine

The Josephine Mine is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,497 feet.

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

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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

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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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