Last Chance #1, #2

The Last Chance #1, #2 is a manganese, zinc, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Last Chance #1, #2
Secondary: Mexican Lode #1
Secondary: #2
Secondary: Red Bird Claims Claims Claims

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crystal Hill District District 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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Summer Coon Volcanic Center, La Garita Caldera

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 15.35 % MN

Materials

Ore: Wad
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): BETWEEN BIEDELL CR AND SANDERSON GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS BASED ON OCCURRENCES AT BUCKHORN MINE

Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH TYPE OF MINERALIZATION UNKNOWN, ORES APPEAR TO BE CONTAINED IN SMALL VOLCANIC NECK OR PLUG OF QUARTZ MONZONITIC, GRANODIORITIC, OR SYENOGABBROIC COMPOSITION. COUNTRY ROCKS ARE WIDESPREAD ANDESITIC FLOWS AND BRECCIAS

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT AND SEVERAL TUNNELS OF UNKNOWN EXTENT, NUMEROUS SURFACE PROSPECTS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MN 15.35%

References

Reference (Deposit): BMC RECORD DATA FILES

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS 1-764

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