Josephine

The Josephine is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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

Name: Josephine  

State:  California

County:  Madera

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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