The Pine Tree and Josephine is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.
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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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Pine Tree and Josephine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Tree and Josephine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Mt. Bullion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Ore: Galena
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Niccolite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): UNKNOWN RESERVES
Comment (Production): MUCH PAST GOLD PRODUCTION; 0-100,000 LBS. COPPER PRODUCTION; ALSO SILVER, LEAD.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ GOLD VEINS ALONG MOTHER LODE. EN ECHELON ARRANGEMENT OF VEINS
Comment (Deposit): UP TO 1.35% NI IN CONCENTRATES; NO ASSAYS FOR CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948, CALIF. DIV. MINES, BULL. 144, P. 269
Reference (Deposit): JULIHN, C. E. AND HORTON, F. W., 1940, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424
Reference (Production): REFER. (1)
Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED CO REPORT
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