The Last Chance Lode is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.28111, -111.81778
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Last Chance Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Radarsburg
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Jim Bembrick, Leslie Smith, Jack Smith
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT. AU - TRACE AG - TRACE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT NO. 1 CUTS NORTHWARD INTO BEDROCK
Comment (Geology): IGNEOUS INTRUSIVES AND EXTRUSIVE RANGE FROM ALGONKIAN TO EARLY TERTIARY
References
Reference (Deposit): 1958 DIREXPL USFS
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.
