The Last Chance Tunnel is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.22389, -115.69417
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Last Chance Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Willow Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: William Wittenburg And Dr. Weller Of Goldfield
Years: 1916 -
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Fault Movement Has Crushed Quartz
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 600 FT. WEST OF GOLD SPRINGS WORKINGS IN GOLD CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IS FROZEN TO THE HANGING WALL, BUT SEPARATED FROM THE FOOTWALL BY A PAPER-THIN GOUGE.
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT RUNNING N10W FOR 175 FT FOLLOWING BEDDING; PITS, OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, USGS BULL 648, P. 149
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
