Last Chance and Great Divide Mine (Last Chance claim; Great Divide claim), Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 8' 21'' North , 120° 29' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 3.4km |
Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 5.9km |
Angels Camp | 2,677 (2012) | 8.6km |
Forest Meadows | 1,249 (2015) | 8.7km |
Mountain Ranch | 1,628 (2011) | 10.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 9km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75465
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75465:4
GUID (UUID V4):
622b4f19-5e63-4685-be2e-023872bf8949
A former lode Au mine located 0.3 km (0.2 mile) ENE of Soapstone Hill (coordinates of record) (2½ miles W of Murphys, in the headwaters area of French Gulch). IOperated prior to 1914, and during the period 1935 to 1938. Prospected in 1956. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with 2 parallel veins, hosted in mica schist. The ore body strikes W and dips N. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 100 foot deep shaft on the Last Chance claim and 25 and 50 foot shafts on the Great Divide claim.
No production record found. In 1956, the old workings were cleaned out and 26 tons of ore from old dumps were treated at the mill.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10029026 |
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