The Chicken Point, Smith Powell, King is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
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Mine Info
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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
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
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.
California Gold
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