The Last Chance Peak is a mercury mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,761 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: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.27778, -117.66278
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Last Chance Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Peak
Secondary: Last Chance Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECTS SW OF LAST CHANCE SPRING.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED MIN. OF 1000 FL IN 1968, 100 FL IN 1969. CLOSED IN 1970
Comment (Deposit): MINED BY INDIANS (MURDOCH AND WEBB, P. 27).
References
Reference (Deposit): MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189.
Reference (Deposit): MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM
Reference (Production): USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS
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