The Last Chance Prospect is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 9,501 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
Elevation: 9,501 Feet (2,896 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.30194, -111.32083
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Last Chance Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Gallatin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF ANY MINERALS WERE DETECTED.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN A SMALL SADDLE NEAR THE HEAD OF CRAIL CREEK IN NW/4 SW/4 SEC 23.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON BECRAFT, CALKINS, BULL 1230-
Reference (Deposit): BECRAFT, CALKINS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPANISH PEAKS AREA, MONT., USGS BULL 1230-B, P. 38
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
