| Deposit ID | 10101441 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Last Chance Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims Patented In 1891, Last Chance, Clara Sutton |
| Related records | 10150276 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74869, 32.24569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1420 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.5 MILES S 16 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pyramid Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 024S | 019W | 01 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.74869, 32.24569 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 TO 75 E |
| Dip | 50 TO 90 SE |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Pyramid Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Exploration, Inc. |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ima And Oran Fairly |
| Home office | Lordsburg, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Overall depth | 83.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003378 |
LASKY, S. G., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LORDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 885, 62 P.
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 68, P334
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PATENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 955 COVERING 31.466 ACRES. VEIN (N60E) ABOUT 300 M. SE OF LEITENDORF VEIN, IN ANDESITE. SUPERGENE ENRICHED. |
| Deposit | 1882-1890 PRODUCED $100,000 IN AG, REOPENED IN 1905, ORE SHIPPED 1918-1923, 1929-30. 1919-1920 PRODUCED $93,386 WORTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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