Good Hope Mine

The Good Hope Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Good Hope Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Good Hope (White Wolf) 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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): GALENA-BEARING QUARTZ ALONG SLATE-QUARTZITE CONTACT.

Comment (Workings): CUTS, TUNNELS

Comment (Location): IN SW PART OF SILVER PEAK MOUNTAINS, 7 MI. S OF PIPER PEAK. LOCATION IS FROM MILS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): TOTAL PRODUCTION OF $1795 FROM 69 TONS ORE FOR DISTRICT. MINE WAS ABANDONED IN 1906 SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS TREATED IN A SMALL FURNACE ON FURNACE CREEK, CALIFORNIA

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-1186,1974

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923.

Reference (Deposit): TURNER, IN SPURR, 1906, USGS P. P. 55., P. 85.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS & STEWART, NBMG BULL. 78, P. 69, PL. 2

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.