Little Joseph Mine

The Little Joseph Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: Little Joseph Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 34.05139, -112.29944

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Little Joseph Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Joseph Mine
Secondary: Little Joe
Secondary: Acquisition ?
Secondary: Columbia Gold Mining Property


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Humbug District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Stockdale And Stivers


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1886
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N 40-50 E

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Adjacent To Some Dikes


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): IDENTICAL TO GEOLOGY OF EL PERO BONITO DEPOSIT, EXCEPT NO RHYOLITE DIKES ON LITTLE JOSEPH PROPERTY.

Comment (Deposit): LITTLE JOSEPH CLAIM GROUP CONSISTS OF 4 PATENTED CLAIMS WHICH AD TO IN MOUNTAIN CHIEF GROUP ON THE EAST

Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES EAST OF OLD SITE OF HUMBUG


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 178-179


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