The New Hope Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.63167, -114.48972
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New Hope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Hope Mine
Secondary: Sun Valley Lead - Silver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs Creek 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sun Valley Lead - Silver
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 VEIN ASSAYED 1 OZ AG/TON, 1% PB. SECOND VEIN UP TO 6.5 OZ AG/TON, 6% PB. THIRD VEIN 7 OZ AG/TON, 7% PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): HAS YIELDED OVER $4,000.
Comment (Development): 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS TREND FROM N 45 DEG W TO N 5 DEG E; DIP VARIES, 1 VEIN 85 DEG SW, ANOTHER 47 DEG NW, A THIRD 42 DEG NW
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974 - JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR ANN. REPT.
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
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