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Good Hope

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045496
MRDS ID M233255
Record type Site
Current site name Good Hope

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.48261, 41.46601 (WGS84)
Relative position SIX MILES NORTH OF ROCK CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Cow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 041N 049E 09 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Rhyolite Is Both Argillized, And Seriticized

Analytical data

Result SEE LAWRENCE 1963 P. 62

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.48261, 41.46601
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Offset By Fault Which Trends N40e, 75nw

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10W
    Dip 70W

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOUGE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, SB OXIDES OCCURE ALONG THE CROSSFAULT IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN VEIN. THE MAIN VEIN CONSISTS PRINCIPALLY OF QUARTZ, CHALCEDONY, W/SOME STIBNITE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, AND ROUNDED BLEBS OF PYARGYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Good Hope

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS (NOW CAVED); AN ADIT, SEVERAL WINZES, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH (1976) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO., NV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILVER PROSPECT, WITH GOLD & ANTIMONY; ALONG VEIN IN FAULT ZONE
Deposit LOCATED ON CHINO (FOURMILE)MCREEK, MINE OPENINGS INCLUDE TWO SHAFTS (NOW CAVED) ALONG WITH AN ADIT AND SEVERAL WINZES, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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