The Last Chance Mine is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.9619, -115.98720
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Last Chance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, STREAKS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyromorphite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): GROSS PRODUCTION IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $55,000
Comment (Development): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Location): N. OF THE GOLD HILL VEIN
References
Reference (Production): BALLARD, S. M., 1924,: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 265.
Idaho Gold
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