The New Hope Mine is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.36333, -113.28611
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New Hope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Hope Mine
Secondary: New Hope Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 FT LAYER 100 FT WEST OF NEW HOPE SHAFT 69.68% BPI
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE IS DRIVEN 100 FT SW AT AN ANGLE OF 30 DEG ON A SMALL SHOOT OF RICH SILICEOUS SILVER ORE WHICH FOLLOWS A SLICKENSIDED PLANE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY WITH THE BEDDING OF SHALY LIMESTONE.
Comment (Location): N SPUR OF RED HILL, 200 FT ABOVE STEWART GULCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 219.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 847, P. 184, 188, PL. 29.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-01-1962
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
