Good Hope Mine

The Good Hope Mine is a tungsten mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,389 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

Name: Good Hope Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation: 8,389 Feet (2,557 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.86167, -114.22472

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Good Hope Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Good Hope Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Lexington (Lexington Canyon, Shoshone) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED UP TO 0.09 70W, 0.4 OZ/T AG, 0.01% CU, 6.25% PB (SEE ATTACHED SAMPLE DATA - USBM)


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Development): REPORTED IN 1983 AS HAVING BEEN RECENTLY ACTIVE WITH EXTENSIVE BACKHOE TRENCHING AND SURFACE BULLDOZING. PROBABLY SMALL TO MODERATE RESOURCES

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE STRINGERS UP TO 0.5 IN. WIDE IN QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS; A SMALL AMOUNT OF DISSEMINATED GALENA AND IRON OXIDE IN QUARTZ VEIN. SMALL AMOUNT OF MALACHITE AND AZURITE STAINING ON THE QUARTZ. CONTINUITY CONCEALED BY OVERBURDEN

Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE BACKHOE TRENCHING AND SURFACE BULLDOZING; ADIT, CAVED INCLINED SHAFT, PITS DECLINE AT LEAST 35 FT; 3 SHORT ADITS; 2 SHAFTS

Comment (Geology): SOME GOSSAN STRUCTURE PRESENT ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; PROJECTED FROM THE EAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 68-83

Reference (Production): USBM, 1983


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.