Hope Mine

The Hope Mine is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

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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

Name: Hope Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.8375, -110.94972

Satelite image of the Hope Mine

Hope Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hope Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Arizona Continental Uranium Inc.
Years: 1959 -

Production

Year: 1975
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^20% U3o8

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1954-1957
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.24% U

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Type: L
Description: Breccia Zone Filled With Mobilized Hornfels

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay, Chlorite, Deuteric

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Galena

Ore: Uraninite

Ore: Pyrrhotite

Ore: Marcasite

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Ore: Sphalerite

Ore: Pyrite

Ore: Fluorite

Ore: Uranophane

Ore: Molybdenite

Gangue: Limonite

Gangue: Chlorite

Gangue: Nontronite

Gangue: Calcite

Gangue: Gypsum

Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment Type: Production	Comment: MOST PRODUCTIVE DEPOSIT FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: 3 ADITS & ONE HAULAGE ADIT, PROSPECT PITS. 2 USBM DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, STOPING OF VEINS.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002877 WITH RECORD M030441 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference Category: Production	Reference: SCHWARTZ, 1978; ABM FILE PAGES
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1969, USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 145, P. 44-54.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABM FILE DATA.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SCHWARTZ, 1978, USAEC RME-2071, P. 28.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.