Hope Mine

Past Producer in McKinley county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223529
MAS/MILS ID 0350310309
Record type Site
Current site name Hope Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.83392, 35.34145 (WGS84)
Elevation 2165
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McKinley(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dos Lomas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico McKinley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 013 N 009 W 19 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.83392, 35.34145

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ranchers Expl. And Devel. Co.
    ID 2901571
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kop-Ran Devel. Corp
    ID 2901571
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE MINE INSPECTOR. DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES, 1978

  • Deposit

    NMSMIR, 1976

  • Deposit

    NM STATE MINE INSP., NEW REGISTRATIONS, 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/01/1981
MSHA mine ID2901571
Mine name (MSHA)Hope Mine
Current operatorRanchers Exploration & Development Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references