The Powell Mine is a copper mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 5,052 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: 5,052 Feet (1,540 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.2092, -118.63330
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Powell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powell Mine
Secondary: Tule Copper Property
Secondary: Optimo Nos 1-6.
Secondary: Able Lode Claim
Secondary: Sequoia Zinc
Secondary: Toughgoing Group
Secondary: Cedar
Secondary: Moses Rare Ii Area
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: 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
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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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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
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References
Reference (Deposit): FRANKE,H.A.,1930, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: 26TH REPORT OF THE
Reference (Deposit): STATE MINERALOGIST, V.26, NO.1, PP.435-437, 467-471
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN,GRANT, 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA:CJMG, V.53,
Reference (Deposit): NO.3 AND 4, PP.708-18
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER,W.B., 1916, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PORTIONS
Reference (Deposit): OF CALIFORNIA: 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, PP.908-
Reference (Deposit): LL, 952-953
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY,L.E.,1905, THE COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF.
Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL.2,PP.234-237
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY,L.E.,1908, THE COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG,
Reference (Deposit): BULL.50, PP.290-293
Reference (Deposit): ERIC,J.H., 1948, COPPER IN CALIFORNIA, CDMG, BULL.144, PP.
Reference (Deposit): 352-353
Reference (Deposit): LIPTON. D.A., 1983, MINERAS RESOURCES OF THE MOSES
Reference (Deposit): (NO. 5203) AND DENNISON PEAK (NO. 5202) RARE II AREAS,
Reference (Deposit): TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE
Reference (Deposit): REPORT MLA 62-83.
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