The Powell is a copper mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.23083, -118.64861
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Powell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powell
Secondary: Powell No. 6
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Tulare
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS A COMPLEX MASSIVE SULFIDE
Comment (Production): TO SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE FROM COPPER - RICH ZONES AND SHOWED AVG. OF 5.07 % CU AND 8.2 OZ AG.
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURED ALONG INTERCALATED LIMESTONE LENSES.
Comment (Workings): ADITS: 170 , 60 , 50 , 30 AND 20 FT.; SHAFTS: 20 , 20 FT. ON COMPLES ORE BODY.
Comment (Deposit): ENGINEER'S REPORT ( 1930 ) GIVES PROPERTY CONSIDERABLE PROMISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 353 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES P. 713 - 714
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 423
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957
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