The Last Chance Ore Body is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.6464, -113.34640
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Last Chance Ore Body MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Ore Body
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Pinto Iron
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: C. F. And I. Steel Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: P. O.Box 316, Pueblo, Co 81002
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO, 1947, U S BUR OF MINES RI 4076, P 31
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULL 88, P 49.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K C, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH, 1970, UTAH GEOL AND MIN
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