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Hope

Past Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034561
MRDS ID M021388
Record type Site
Current site name Hope
Related records 10238661

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.37322, 37.98519 (WGS84)
Elevation 663
Relative position ABOUT 1/2 MILE E. OF SONORA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Standard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tuolumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 014E 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG ESTIMATED BETWEEN TWO SUSPECT MINES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.37322, 37.98519
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 E
    Dip 23 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHIST ON FOOTWALL, PORPHYRY HANGING WALL; QUARTZ VEIN AVERAGING 2 FT. IN THICKNESS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 12.141HA

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADIT THROUGH SCHIST TO VEIN, 330 FT; EXTENSION OF CROSSCUT 130 FT THROUGH HANGING WALL; DRIFTS 300 FT. SECOND CROSSCUT 850 FT WITH DRIFTS 850 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 482

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CDM REPT. 14 , P. 152

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHIST ON FOOTWALL, PORPHYRY HANGING WALL; QUARTZ VEIN AVERAGING 2 FT. IN THICKNESS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey REPLACING LOST LOCATION.
Updater 10-NOV-1997 Oland, G. P. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey OLAND AND ORRIS MERGED RECORDS
Editor 08-MAY-1998 Mason, George U.S. Geological Survey

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