The First Hope is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.36306, -123.22472
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First Hope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: First Hope
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NORTHEAST-TRENDING QUARTZ STRINGERS SOMETIMES CARRYING HIGH-GRADE ORE OCCUR IN MANGANESE -STAINED, FRACTURED, PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE.
Comment (Production): DISCOVERED IN 1934 AND PRODUCED A $1700 POCKET. A $500 POCKET WAS TAKEN OUT IN 1935 AND ABOUT $100 SINCE.
Comment (Workings): 280 FT IN THREE TUNNELS AND NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS. DISCOVERED IN 1934 AND PRODUCED A $1700 POCKET. A $500 POCKET WAS TAKEN OUT IN 1935 AND ABOUT $100 SINCE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 252
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.66
Oregon Gold
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