The Good Hope is a copper and silver mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Good Hope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Good Hope
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure
Type: L
Description: Mullen Pass Ne-Trending Structure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Adv Argillic, Sericitic
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WALKER, A B, GEOL & MIN DEP PYRAMID DIST S WASHOE CO, NEV, UNPUB PHD DISSERT, MSM, UNR 197
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
