The Last Loaf is a gold and silver mine located in Grant county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.75556, -118.46861
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Last Loaf MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Loaf
Secondary: Last Loaf?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Alamo District/Granite Area
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Physiographic Detail: Blue Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT
Comment (Geology): THIN SLICE OF HORNFELSED ULTRAMAFICS IN ARGILLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1982, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GRANITE QUADRANGLE, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI MAP (IN PREPARATION)
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