The New Hope Group is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.85222, -115.39556
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New Hope Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Hope Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Crater Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PART OF THE EAST VEIN SYSTEM, WHICH IS LOCATED GENERALLY ON THE UPPER EAST SLOPEOF THE CRATER RANGE DIP ABOUT 80 DEG TO WEST AND STRIKE MORE N THAN THE WEST VEIN SYSTEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., MINL RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, M.B.(1957) GEOL. & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., NBM BULL 54.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C.(1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAINMINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV USGS BULL. 497.
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.
