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Josephine Group

Past Producer in Kern county in California, 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048695
MRDS ID MP25704
Record type Site
Current site name Josephine Group
Alternate or previous names Claims: Josephine, Ballard, Last Chance, Mountain View, Banner, Alta, Queen, Vultgure Patented, Missouri Group, Yankee Group, Perse Erance Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.81899, 35.77553 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Deer-Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 029E 02,03,04,05,08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.81899, 35.77553
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 45

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Woody Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. Adams, Cornith, Miss.

Comments on the workings information

  • 300 FT TUNNEL AND SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS STOPE, 80 FT, BY 3 FT, BY 70 FT. OP[EN CUTS ON OTHER CLAIMS.

Comments on development

  • ORE WAS FREE MILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 25, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 498.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 150 ACRES OF PATENTED CLAIMS AND 150 ACRES HELD BY LOCATION. A CONSOLIDATION OF SEVERAL OLD PROPERTIES.
Deposit 6 PARALLEL VEINS, AVG. 2 FT THICK. QUARTZ PORPHYRY FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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