Last Chance Ore Body

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

Name: Last Chance Ore Body

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

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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