Josephine Mine, Trench and Josephine Mine group (Josephine Mines; Trench group of claims; Lunch Cans prospect), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 28' 56'' North , 110° 43' 52'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 6.8km |
| Kino Springs | 136 (2011) | 15.2km |
| Beyerville | 177 (2011) | 17.3km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 23.0km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 23.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33915
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33915:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4cbb9c88-18fc-416c-a50d-c6523d8aa2cd
A former underground Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Au-Mn claim group located in the NE ¼ sec. 5, T.23S., R.16E. (protracted), about ¼ mile NW of the Trench Mine, at about the same elevation, near the World's Fair Mine road. Worked early by missionaries from the late 1850's. Discovered / rediscovered in the mid- 1870's but not worked until about 1885, continuing until 1890. It was rediscovered in 1899 by Farrell, Powers, and Morrison. Also worked from 1918 to 1945. Owned at times, or in part, by Messrs Archibald, Gardiner & Hop; Col. Titus; Hogan; Farrell, Powers, & Morrison (1899- ); Richardson; Trench Consolidated Mining Co.; Wilson; Trench Mining Co.; Gold Canyon Mining Co.; and the American Smelting & Refining Co. (ASARCO). Owned by the El Jakarta Mining Co Ltd. (1955).
The deposit is the northwesterly continuation of the Trench vein, which dips about 45ºN. in the diorite country rock, with intrusive rhyolite nearby. Ore here is about all sulphide.
Mineralization is a lensing, banded, porous, and drusy vein containing argentiferous cerussite, smithsonite, manganese carbonate (rhodochrosite) and oxides, and iron oxides with quartz in oxidized zone and base metal and other sulfides and sulfosalts in depth. Wall rock is Cretaceous andesite cut by rhyolite intrusions. Strong pyrite gossan. This vein can be traced for over 20,000 feet (6,400 meters) on surface.
Workings total about 3,500 feet of openings, including a 400 foot deep main shaft with several levels and 2 tunnels at 200 and 300 feet long (1881). A 200-ton flotation plant was erected. The Josephine deposit was discivered in the mid-1870's but was not worked until about 1885. The group (including the Josephine Mine) produced some 237,000 tons of ore averaging about 8.5% Pb, 6.3% Zn, 13 oz. Ag/T and minor copper and gold.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite var. Silver-bearing Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 with Ag |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 with Ag |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite var. Silver-bearing Cerussite | PbCO3 with Ag |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite var. Silver-bearing Cerussite | PbCO3 with Ag |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Cerussite var. Silver-bearing Cerussite | PbCO3 with Ag |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite var. Silver-bearing Cerussite | PbCO3 with Ag |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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