Last Chance Tunnel

The Last Chance Tunnel is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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

Name: Last Chance Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.