New Hope Mine

The New Hope Mine is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 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

Name: New Hope Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.9694, -115.06920

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New Hope Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Hope Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Thunder Mountain 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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Sun Valley Lead - Silver Mines


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE ASSAYED TRACE AU/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): 33 UNPATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, NOV. 21, 1975.

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130


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