Mine detail: Last Chance Mine

Previously called 'Ben Hur MineUs Mine'

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Location: Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.45543, -115.52629
dep_id: 10010264
mrds_id: D003855
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Stibnite
orebody_fm: POD/LENS
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx. 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
ore_ctrl: Osburn Fault Zone
Reporter: Rojstaczer, Stuart A.
hrock_unit: Revett Quartzite;Wallace Formation
hrock_type: Quartzite,Argillite
Structure: A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds. Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South., Ne-Striking Fault Which Dips 65s, Folding.
tectonic: Belt Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, PP. 588 , 601 , 604 .
  • Deposit:: CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 .
  • Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 : DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .
  • Production:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 : US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 604 .
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