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Last Hope Prospect

Occurrence in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045389
MRDS ID M233102
Record type Site
Current site name Last Hope Prospect
Alternate or previous names Elvira of Noral

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.76262, 39.75185 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 31 MILES NNE OF EASTGATE
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 037E 24 SW Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON NORTH SIDE OF BERNICE CANYON, 3.3 MILES FROM MOUTH OF CANYON. JUST EAST OF AND BELOW MARGUERITE NO. 2 PROSPECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Argillization Of Shale And Sandstone

Analytical data

Result VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.20 OZ AG/TON, NO GOLD, AND 11.5% SB. ONE 20" X 48" POD CONTAINS ABOUT 35% SB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Star Peak Formation
    Rock description Star Peak Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.76262, 39.75185
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Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60E
    Dip 70NW
    Width 0.51M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bernice District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 7.32M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT AND VERTICAL WINZE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M233102

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R. AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG. BULL 83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN, 2-3 INCHES WIDE IN ADIT WIDENS TO 20 INCHES AT BOTTOM OF WINZE, CONTAINS SMALL PODS, VEINLETS AND SINGLE CRYSTALS OF STIBNITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology