Last Chance Mine

The Last Chance Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Last Chance Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.57778, -112.55417

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Last Chance Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Chance Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Thumb Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rp Mc Cleod, J. Dennis
Years: 1941 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N20e

Type: L
Description: Veins Trend Northeast


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM TRENDS N 40 E TO N 50 E. VEINS MAY PARALLEL LONG AXIS OF CLAIMS

Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES TO ADIT SYMBOL LOCATED 0.2 MILES SOUTH OF LAST CHANCE PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Development): MADE UP OF 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, LAST CHANCE, LAST CHANCE SOUTH EXTENSION, LAST CHANCE MILL SITE.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE. AGE OF VEIN NOT CLOSELY CONSTRAINED, BUT THOUGHT TO BE PRECAMBRIAN


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #273, SE 1/2


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