Last Resort Vein

The Last Resort Vein is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,800 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 Resort Vein  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.0078, -114.65580

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Last Resort Vein MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Resort Vein
Secondary: Margie Bell Vein
Secondary: Washington Basin


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East Fork District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF VEIN AVG 0.05 OZ AU AND 1.0 OZ AG/TON. SAMPLES OF TACTITE AVG. 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.1 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Numerous Mines and Claims In Area.

Comment (Workings): 3 Adits, 6 Dozer Cuts and 22 Pits


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept

Reference (Deposit): U S Bureau Of Mines Mineral Report 37.224

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 300, Pl. 3, No. 133


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