California/Imperial/Last Chance

The California/Imperial/Last Chance is a gold mine located in Baker county, Oregon at an elevation of 7,251 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: California/Imperial/Last Chance  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.8672, -118.24390

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California/Imperial/Last Chance MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California/Imperial/Last Chance
Secondary: California Mine
Secondary: Imperial
Secondary: Last Chance


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker


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.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1873
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1916, V. 2, NO. 4.


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