The Good Hope is a silver, gold, and antimony mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Antimony
Lat, Long: 41.46611, -116.48167
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Good Hope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Good Hope
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Good Hope
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Offset By Fault Which Trends N40e, 75nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Rhyolite Is Both Argillized, And Seriticized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEE LAWRENCE 1963 P. 62
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILVER PROSPECT, WITH GOLD & ANTIMONY; ALONG VEIN IN FAULT ZONE
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (NOW CAVED); AN ADIT, SEVERAL WINZES, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): GOUGE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, SB OXIDES OCCURE ALONG THE CROSSFAULT IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN VEIN. THE MAIN VEIN CONSISTS PRINCIPALLY OF QUARTZ, CHALCEDONY, W/SOME STIBNITE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, AND ROUNDED BLEBS OF PYARGYRITE
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ON CHINO (FOURMILE)MCREEK, MINE OPENINGS INCLUDE TWO SHAFTS (NOW CAVED) ALONG WITH AN ADIT AND SEVERAL WINZES, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH (1976) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO., NV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 61
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.
