Mine detail: Last Chance Mine

Previously called 'Ruby Lode Claim'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.48844, -119.73506

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead, Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: SHOOTS
Discovery year: 1886

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Salmon Creek
Host type:Diorite,Mica Schist
Associated rock:Loup Loup
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Mica Schist - Granodiorite Contact Trends Generally Nw (Same As Regional Trend Of The Metamorphic Rocks In The Area., Parts Of The Vein Have Been Displaced 6-10 Ft By Transverse Faults; The Nw Segments Of The Vein Are Generally Displaced To The Sw.
Alteration processes:With 6 To 1*Displacement

References

MRDSM056614
DEP10041534
Reference{Deposit:: WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 305.}{Deposit:: WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 8, 17-18}{Deposit:: WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 189-260}{Production:: WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 305}
ReporterLawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.), Mccoy, Gail