The Last Chance is a gold and silver mine located in Baker county, Oregon.
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
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Last Chance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance
Secondary: Independence #1 and #2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Virtue
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anna Rick, Baker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO THE RACHEL MINE
Comment (Production): NO RELIABLE PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): ONE VERTICAL SHAFT IS REPORTEDLY 140 TO 160 FEET DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL 14-A, P. 107.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND MCINTYRE, J.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY MAP OF THE VIRTUE FLAT QUADRANGLE, ODGMI
Reference (Deposit): 1945 RECON ODGMI FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1945 RECON ODGMI, FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1976 GEOLMAP ODGMI, MAP REF. 2
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