Last Chance Mine

The Last Chance Mine is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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 Mine
Secondary: 1907 Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Gemstone

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise District, Courtland-Gleeson 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

Owner Name: Warnekros

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1949
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: IRREGULAR AND BLANKET

Structure

Type: R
Description: In Limestone Near Quartz Monzonite Contact, Limestone N30w, 40 To 50 Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Turquoise
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS.

Comment (Location): CORNER SECTIONS 16, 17, 20, 21. UTM EST.

Comment (Production): INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED D.F. MORRIS, H.C. BALLARD

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS, LARGELY OXIDIZED, IN LIMESTONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 187. P. 82.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 123, 1927.

Reference (Deposit): BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

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