Last Chance Mine, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Last Chance Mine | Mine |
| Wrightson Mining District | Mining District |
| Santa Cruz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 36' 4'' North , 110° 48' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 8.3km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 16.5km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 22.8km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 23.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27440
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27440:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9bac8a8d-f8e8-44e1-81fb-3b067aa4d084
Ref.: Rohrbacker, R.T. (1964) Geology of the Temporal Gulch-Mansfield Canyon area, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 81 p.
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 90 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 16 (Table 1).
USGS 15 minute Mt. Wrightson topo map.
USGS 7.5 minute Patagonia Quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
Yale Peabody GNIS database.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10161861, MAS ID #0040230251.
A former underground Ag-Cu mine located in the SW¼SW¼SW¼ sec. 15, and the NW¼ sec. 22, T.21S., R.15E. (Mount Wrightson 15 minute topo map), on National Forest land. Owned by Bartlett & Linton (1975).
Mineralization is disseminations and stringers of oxidized copper and silver ores in a quartz fissure vein along the intrusive contact of Jurassic granite with contact-metamorphosed Triassic dacite and latitic flows.
Workings include tunnel operations. Produced some 100 tons of ore averaging about 5.5 oz. Ag/T and 1.6% Cu.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10161861 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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