Last Chance

The Last Chance is a mercury mine located in Harney county, Oregon.

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  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.55889, -118.55667

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Last Chance MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Chance
Secondary: Indian Chief


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens - Pueblo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252


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