The Hope Mining is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 295 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: 295 Feet (90 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8792, -149.63060
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Hope Mining MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hope Mining
Secondary: Resurrection Creek
Secondary: Hooper Mng Co 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Walt Klewein
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Johnson, A. P.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: HOPE MINING COMPANY, AL JOHNSON P.O. BOX 1827 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99510
Comment (Workings): DOZER, BACKHOE, WASHING PLANT, SLUICE. CAPACITY= 1000-1500 CU YDS/DAY. SEVERAL SMALL 1-2 OPERATIONS ALSO WORKING ON HOPE MINING CO. CLAIMS. A TOTAL OF 15 MEN MINED FULL OR PART TIME DURING 1980 SEASON.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-480
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-74
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