Last Chance Prospect

The Last Chance Prospect is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,841 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 Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,841 Feet (2,085 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.64583, -118.40833

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Last Chance Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Chance Prospect
Secondary: Black Hawk
Secondary: New Strike Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3699 & #3700


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Strike Claims
Home Office: Redoc P.O. Box 21088


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

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEINLETS, LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES RANGED FROM 0.08 TO 0.41 PERCENT EU3O8


Materials

Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE #3699 FROM INCLINE. SAMPLE #3700 WAS TAKEN FROM A 100-150 FOOT SHAFT ALONG SHEAR IN DIORITE. FAIR ROAD SOUTH OF WIN WAN FLAT ROAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SECTION 15

Comment (Workings): ONE BULLDOZER CUT, INCLINE & SHAFT ALONG A SHEAR IN DIORITE.

Comment (Geology): INCLINE EXPOSES N70E STRIKING AND 65 NW DIPPING ZONE THAT FOLLOWS THE BEDDING PLANE OF A MODERATELY MINERALIZED LUNING LIMESTONE AND A CONTACT WITH CRETACEOUS GRANITE.

Comment (Deposit): BG = 0.03 MR/HR.; HIGH = 1.5 MR/HR.


References

Reference (Deposit): REEVES, SHAW, KRAL, 1958 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NEV., PART B, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 53

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 81 .

Reference (Deposit): NEW STRIKE CLAIMS, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO.; QUADE, JACK, SAMPLE SITE VISIT 5/18/89; NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.