The Last Chance Claim is a chromium mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 1,299 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
Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.57917, -122.71111
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Last Chance Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cypress Chrome Co.
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Physiographic Detail: Pacific Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: ABOUT 25% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Location): A SHORT DISTANCE SOUTH OF A LAKE ON CYPRESS ISLAND.
Comment (Development): 35 FT ADIT.
Comment (Deposit): UNKNOWN PRODUCTION AT UNKNOWN TIME. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES MADE UP OF CHROMITE GRAINS THICKLY DISSEMINATED IN SERPENTINE
References
Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 39
Washington Gold
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