Josephine Mine

The Josephine Mine is a zinc mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 2,100 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 Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Pend Oreille

Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.88, -117.37111

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Josephine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Josephine Mine
Secondary: Clark


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille


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: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 369

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 202, P. 72-74


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