The Hope Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.80641, -115.38720
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Hope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hope Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Schuyler Simmons
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Strikes N 25 Deg E, Dips 50 Deg Se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near The Divide Se Of Red Horse Creek
Comment (Production): About $700 Recovered
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Ore Ranged $2.50 - $250/Ton (1910)
Comment (Workings): Caved Tunnel Estimated To Be Several Hundred Ft Long.
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
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