Josephine Group

The Josephine Group is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,301 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 Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.83083, -115.40972

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Josephine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Josephine Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): N. SIDE OF GORGE GULCH

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, ONE OF WHICH MARY BE THE "BIG VEIN"

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL (IN 1910)

Comment (Geology): TWO VEINS OCCUR ON TREND OF THE BLUSTER VEIN (MAY BE THE BIG VEIN PROSPECT)

Comment (Deposit): EASTERLY OF THE TWO VEINS IS OPENED BY A 40-FT TUNNEL (IN 1910) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS; ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.