Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King

The Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.

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: Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.22271, -120.89818

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Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: You Bet


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): 209.36 ACRES. THE CHICKEN POINT AND SMITH AND POWELL, ARE INCLUDED IN THE MINES OWNED BY THE ALPHA STORES, LTD. NOW KNOWN AS THE YOU BET MINES. WHILE THE KING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT ALSO MAY BE ONE OF THE GROUP. SEE CARD FOR SEC. 6, 15N, 10E - YOU BET MINES.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, PL.


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