The Last Chance Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.91583, -111.67583
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Last Chance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1954-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5% Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
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: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT; BULLDOZER CUTS AND SHALLOW PITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IN METAMORPHOSED BAND THAT APPEARS ORIGINALLY TO HAVE BEEN LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH SANDSTONE LAYERS
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED BY U.S.B.M ON SKETCH MAP
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES,: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650
Reference (Production): DALE ETAL 1960 USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 5650
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON USBM RI 5650
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