Last Chance Mine

The Last Chance Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Catron county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,877 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

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Site Name

Primary: Last Chance Mine
Secondary: Last Chance Group No. 2: Patented Claims, Last Chance
Secondary: Boise City
Secondary: Settle

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Catron
District: Mogollon Mountains Area: Mogollon District; Cooney District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mogollon Consolidated Mines Co.
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Type: L
Description: Mineralization Occurs Along A North To Northwest-Striking Fault Zone.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): MINE WAS IDLE IN 1903, 1913-1914, 1920, 1922-1925, AND 1928-1932. FERGUSON ESTIMATED THE TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION UP TO 1919 AS $7500000.

Comment (Location): GEODETIC LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE LAST CHANCE MINE SHOWN ON THE MOGOLLON TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1938 WERE DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT CONNECTED TO SEVEN OTHER LEVELS BY RAISES AND WINZES. TOTAL DRIFTING ON THE VEIN EXCEDES 20000 FT. IN LENGTH. LEVELS ARE AT ABOUT 200 FT. INTERVALS.

Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 980 COVERING 35.291 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., 1978 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 7, P. 107-113

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 191-201

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, D.B., 1920 TRANSACTIONS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, VOL 63, P. 289-310

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1921 USGS BULL 715-L, P. 171-204

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927 USGS BULL 787, 100 PAGES

Reference (Deposit): ELSTON, W.E., RHODES, R.C., AND ERB, E.E., 1976 NMGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO 5, P. 125-144

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