Last Chance Mine

The Last Chance Mine is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,841 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 Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 1,841 Feet (561 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.33806, -113.68222

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Last Chance Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Chance Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Calcium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Artillery Peak District


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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Time Period: 1953 - 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^34.4 % Mn


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Manganite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE WAS MINED FROM SMALL ORE SHOOTS ALONG THE WESTERN END OF THE FAULT ZONE. TWO ORE SHOOTS PRODUCED. THE WEST SHOOT WAS 150 FEET BY 1 TO 3 FEET, THE OTHER, EAST SHOOT, WAS 80 FEET BY 3.5 FEET. BOTH SHOOTS WERE INTERSECTED BY AN ORE BEARING FRACTURE STRIKING NE.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.F. 7843 , P. 49 .

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND L.A. STEWART, 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR, P. 49.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.


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