Last Chance

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

Name: Last Chance  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.79306, -117.72806

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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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