New Hope Mine

Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107300
MRDS ID W013716
Record type Site
Current site name New Hope Mine
Alternate or previous names Sun Valley Lead - Silver Mine
Related records 10168608

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.48972, 43.63167 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position 7.5 MI. SW OF KETCHUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Griffin Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N;004N 017E;016E 31;35,36 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1 VEIN ASSAYED 1 OZ AG/TON, 1% PB. SECOND VEIN UP TO 6.5 OZ AG/TON, 6% PB. THIRD VEIN 7 OZ AG/TON, 7% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Limestone, Quartzite
    Rock description Wood River Form.-Limestone, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.48972, 43.63167

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 6.71M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905

Mining district

District name Warm Springs Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sun Valley Lead - Silver

Comments on the production information

  • HAS YIELDED OVER $4,000.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 297.18M

Comments on development

  • 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.

  • Deposit

    IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974 - JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 VEINS TREND FROM N 45 DEG W TO N 5 DEG E; DIP VARIES, 1 VEIN 85 DEG SW, ANOTHER 47 DEG NW, A THIRD 42 DEG NW

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-07-01 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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