Last Chance Mine

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042469
MRDS ID M060273
Record type Site
Current site name Last Chance Mine
Alternate or previous names Strode Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2843, 2845
Related records 10222707

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.44792, 40.66406 (WGS84)
Relative position 7000 FT S 62 DEGREES E OF CREST OF MAJUBA HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Majuba Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 031E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN MAJUBA CANYON ACCESSIBLE VIA GOOD ROADS WEST OF IMLAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Hornblende Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitization

Analytical data

Result OXIDIZED ORE: 17 OZ AG, $1.50 OZ AU, 5% PB PER TON UNOXIDIZED: 30 OZ. AG, $2 AU, 15% PB PER TON

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.44792, 40.66406

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Last Chance Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Trending Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N45W
    Dip 45-72 SW
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone, Dike Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS CONFINED TO THE WALLS OF A HORNBLENDE-ANDESITE DIKE. VEINS IN A MANGANO-CALCITE GANGUE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Antelope District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Strode, Frank
    Home office Grass Valley, Nv
    First year 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Period 1906-1928
    Material ORE AG PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40 Oz/Ton Ag, 8% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1129g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • THERE ARE 5,200 TONS REPORTED ON THE MINE DUMP THAT AVERAGE 17 OZ AG/TON AND 8% PB (1936)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 252.98M
    Overall depth 35.66M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SMALL SHAFTS, SEVERAL ADITS, AND NUMEROUS PROSPECTS. THE SHAFTS ARE CURRENTLY BOTH FLOODED (1984)

Comments on development

  • A WATCHPERSON FOR OWNER, FRANK STRODE, WAS ON THE PREMISES IN 1984, ALSO KEEPS AN EYE ON THE UPPER MINES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    STEVENS, D.L., 1971, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTELOPE (MAJUBA HILL) MINING DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; UNR M.S. THESIS

  • Deposit

    MACKENZIE & BOOKSTROM, 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE MAJUBA HILL AREA, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 86

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6902

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/14/84

  • Production

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE IS DEVELOPED ALONG QUARTZ VEINS AND REPLACEMENTS ALONG A SHEAR ZONE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN ANDESITE DIK-E. SULFIDE OCCUR IN THE QUARTZ AND IN BRECCIA.
Deposit IN 1920 THE LAST CHANCE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY A GROUP FROM FRESNO, CALIF. IN 1935 THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN OVER BY DETROIT INTERESTS. FROM 1906 TO 1928 IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD 1000 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM THE PROPERTY AVERAGING 40 OZ/TON AG AND 8% PB. THE LAST CHANCE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY AN 830 FT. DEEP. THREE MINERALIZED VEINS AVERAGING 4 FEET IN WIDTH ARE EXPOSED IN THE TUNNEL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-JUL-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-OCT-1980 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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