The Last Chance Claim is a silica and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,020 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: 5,020 Feet (1,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silica, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.4, -113.29667
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Last Chance Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Claim
Secondary: Last Chance Tailings
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: John Long Mountains Area
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bennett Brothers
Owner Name: Mc Lure, William R. (Tailings)
Home Office: Box 5, Philipsburg, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: John Long Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $30 IN AU, AG (1900)
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W SLOPE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE ACROSS BEDDING
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL IS 55 FT BELOW OUTCROP OF THE LODE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 261.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 8.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 16
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 58, P. 16.
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.
