The Prospect Shaft On Forlorn Hope Vein Zone is a zinc and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.92056, -114.59028
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Prospect Shaft On Forlorn Hope Vein Zone MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospect Shaft On Forlorn Hope Vein Zone
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Highland District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 30-FT PROSPECT SHAFT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): THE DIKE AT THIS LOCATION IS THIN BUT THE VEIN ZONE IS ABOUT 3 FT WIDE. DUMP MATERIAL CONSISTS OF STRONGLY SILICIFIED LIMESTONE WITH ABUNDANT LIMONITIC MATERIAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D.C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV: UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, M.S. THESIS, P. 87
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.
