The Last Hope Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,049 feet.
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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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.07444, -118.70611
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Last Hope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Hope Mine
Secondary: Green Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Year: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Specularite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): IN 1913, THE COMPANY WAS DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK AND HAD SHIPPED 7 TONS ORE. A SMALL LOT OF SILICEOUS ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1921.
Comment (Deposit): JOINT PLANE NEAR CONTACT OF ANDESITE AND RHYOLITE
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT (THE GREEN SHAFT) HAS DRIFTS AND LATERALS ON THE 50-AND 000-FT LEVELS.
References
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1947) USGS OFR.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., (1947) USGS OFR
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.
