Powell Mine

The Powell Mine is a copper mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 5,052 feet.

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: Powell Mine  

State:  California

County:  Tulare

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

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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

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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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