The Last Chance is a mercury mine located in Harney 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: Indian Chief
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens - Pueblo
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
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