The Last Chance Ii is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.63333, -120.24583
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Last Chance Ii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Ii
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: Mispah
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Mary Attleweed, Frank Davis, C. W. Jessen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCED A SMALL TONNAGE OF GOOD ORE.
Comment (Workings): IN 1936, A 118-FT. SHAFT WITH 3 LEVELS AND 187 FT. OF DRIFTS; SHAFT NOW CAVED AND A NEW 25-FT. SHAFT HAS BEEN OPENED.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY SURVEYED IN 1936 .
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 275
Reference (Production): BOWEN & GRAY, 1957
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