Mine detail: Last Chance

Previously called 'Indian Chief'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.55876, -118.55769

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Calcite, Chalcedony, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Pike Creek Formation
Host type:Rhyolite
Associated type:Basalt
Structure:Brecciation

References

MRDSM054969
DEP10040267
Reference{Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)