The Powers Mine is a chromium mine located in Fresno county, California.
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Mine Info
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Powers Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powers Mine
Secondary: H. H. and Moonshine Claims
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
District: Watts Valley Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO GROUPS OF WORKINGS: UPPER-AN ADIT 200 FT LONG TRENDING N 45 E, A RAISE TO SURFACE FROM A POINT 60 FT INSIDE ADIT, AND AN UNDERHAND STOPE 45 FT LONG AND DEEP BELOW RAISE. LOWER WORKINGS-AN UNDERHAND STOPE 160 FT LONG AND 100 FT LOWER THAN UPPER ADIT.
Comment (Production): MINE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE YIELDED SEVERAL CARLOADS OF ORE.
References
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, P. 78
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, P. 78
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