| Deposit ID | 10152857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | OR05355 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410130098 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Chance Mine |
| Related records | 10052578 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.37581, 44.57563 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wheeler(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 013 S | 020 E | 30 | S2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -120.37581, 44.57563 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jason Claim, Prineville ,Or 97854 Q |
| ID | 3503095 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Keith Appling |
| ID | 3503095 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410130098 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | OR05355 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3503095 |
MSHA.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-97 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/10/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503095 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Little Chance Mine |
| Current operator | Jason Claim |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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