The Workings Along Forlorn Hope Vein is a zinc and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Workings Along Forlorn Hope Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Workings Along Forlorn Hope Vein
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
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
Type: L
Description: Numerous Bedding Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 30 FT OF WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION FORMS A TABULAR BEDDED REPLACEMENT BODY WITH A STRIKE LENGTH OF ABOUT 250 FT, 40 FT THICK. MINERALIZATION IS STRONGEST NEAR THE CENTER OF THE BODY AND IS MARKEDLY WEAKER 10-20 FT TO EITHER SIDE. THE REMAINDER OF THE ALTERED BODY CONSISTS OF DOLOMITIZED LIMESTONE. STRONGEST ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED AT THE CONTACT OF THE LOWER MEDIUM-BEDDED, AND THE UPPER THIN-BEDDED PARTS OF THE PEASLEY. WORKINGS SHOW LOCALLY ABUNDANT GALENA AND SOME SPHALERITE. TRACE AMOUNTS OF DIKE ROCK ARE PRESENT ON THE DUMP, BUT DIKES WERE NOT SEEN IN THE WORKINGS. NUMEROUS BEDDING FAULTS CUT THE UPPER THIN-BEDDED PART OF THE PEASLEY MEMBER.
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
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.
