Last Resort

The Last Resort is a gold mine located in Jackson 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 Resort  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.2075, -122.94361

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Satelite image of the Last Resort

Last Resort MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Resort


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6 Au, 1 Ag


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): MINE

Comment (Deposit): NO REFERENCES FOUND FOR THIS MINE . WELLS (1956) SHOWS COUNTRY ROCK TO BE GRANODIORITE AND METAVOLCANICS.. WELLS (1956) SHOWS COUNTRY ROCK TO BE GRANODIORITE AND METAVOLCANICS.

Comment (Location): E 1/2 W 1/2


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F G AND OTHERS, 1956, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MEDFORD QUADRANGLE, OREGON-CALIFORNIA; USGS GEOL MAP GQ-89

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE GQ-89, 1956.

Reference (Production): USBM


Oregon Gold

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