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Josephine Group

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045287
MRDS ID M232987
Record type Site
Current site name Josephine Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.41063, 41.83073 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 058E 34 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • N. SIDE OF GORGE GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Jarbidge Rhyolite
    Rock description Jarbidge Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.41063, 41.83073
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • TWO VEINS OCCUR ON TREND OF THE BLUSTER VEIN (MAY BE THE BIG VEIN PROSPECT)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jarbidge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL (IN 1910)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, ONE OF WHICH MARY BE THE "BIG VEIN"
Deposit EASTERLY OF THE TWO VEINS IS OPENED BY A 40-FT TUNNEL (IN 1910) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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