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Powell

Past Producer in Tulare county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103010
MRDS ID M020978
Record type Site
Current site name Powell
Alternate or previous names Powell No. 6

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.64954, 36.23079 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 4 MILES ABOVE CAMP WISHON ON TULE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camp Wishon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tule(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019S 031E 30,32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS A COMPLEX MASSIVE SULFIDE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.64954, 36.23079
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Contact Zones Between Slate And Chlorite Schist.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1951 AND 1952

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • TO SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE FROM COPPER - RICH ZONES AND SHOWED AVG. OF 5.07 % CU AND 8.2 OZ AG.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS: 170 , 60 , 50 , 30 AND 20 FT.; SHAFTS: 20 , 20 FT. ON COMPLES ORE BODY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 353 .

  • 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

  • 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

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURED ALONG INTERCALATED LIMESTONE LENSES.
Deposit ENGINEER'S REPORT ( 1930 ) GIVES PROPERTY CONSIDERABLE PROMISE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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