The Hope Metals is a zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,608 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,608 Feet (795 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.0306, -110.69330
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Hope Metals MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hope Metals
Secondary: Blue Bird Vein
Secondary: Gold Gulch
Secondary: Laurence
Secondary: Big Treasure
Secondary: Odell
Secondary: Adjust Group
Secondary: Silver Cross Claims
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 2179,2180,2182
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Manuel Sosa
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967
Owner Name: J. Jameson
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
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 (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC.35 AND 36,AND INTO 1-4 AND 9,5S 16E
Reference (Deposit): USGS CHRISTMAS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ADJUST GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P.,ORE DEPOSITS OF SADDLE MTN.AND BANNER MINING
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 701
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LITTLE TREASURE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Arizona Gold
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