The Last Resort Vein is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,800 feet.
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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: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0078, -114.65580
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Last Resort Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Resort Vein
Secondary: Margie Bell Vein
Secondary: Washington Basin
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East Fork 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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF VEIN AVG 0.05 OZ AU AND 1.0 OZ AG/TON. SAMPLES OF TACTITE AVG. 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.1 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Numerous Mines and Claims In Area.
Comment (Workings): 3 Adits, 6 Dozer Cuts and 22 Pits
References
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept
Reference (Deposit): U S Bureau Of Mines Mineral Report 37.224
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 300, Pl. 3, No. 133
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