Hope Metals

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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Manuel Sosa
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967

Owner Name: J. Jameson
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967

Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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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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