The Lower Hope Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,119 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: 2,119 Feet (646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4042, -146.32080
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Lower Hope Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Hope Creek
Secondary: Hoope Association
Secondary: Goode Hope
Secondary: Hope Association 1
Secondary: Hope Bench Association 1-8
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wanda Iorio
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Trinity Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Wanda Moyer
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Gullycat Enterprises
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: June Goulet
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Leodore Goulet
Company ID: 5001143
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1945
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 83 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-021A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-024B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-104A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-136A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-316B
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B337 p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B525a p. 149
Reference (Deposit): GC5 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MF692
Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
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