The Lost Hope No. 3 Prospect is a zinc, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,719 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: 6,719 Feet (2,048 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.91417, -112.74306
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Lost Hope No. 3 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Hope No. 3 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. E. Kramer, Jr.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: N35e, 45 Nw Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION, MOSTLY FROM ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA LENSE
Comment (Deposit): A BEDDING-PLANE REPLACEMENT VEIN OF SEVERAL INCHES TO ON FT. IN WIDTH HAD A LENSE OF ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA 50 FT. FROM THE MAIN ADIT PORTAL; LENSE HAD MAX DIA. OF 3X6X10 FT.
Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL WORKINGS CONSIST OF THREE SHORT, SUBPARALLEL, INCLINED ADITS DRIVEN EAST ON THE BEDDING-PLANE REPLACEMENT ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 63
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1920, IN BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER III, P. 456
Reference (Deposit): THOMAS, G.H., 1958, THE GEOLOGY OF INDIAN SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH; UNPUB. BYU THESIS, PROVO, UTAH
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1951, UNPUBLISHED, CONFIDENTIAL DMEA REPORT
Reference (Production): USGS 1951 DMEA REPORT
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