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Hope

Prospect in Alaska, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233575
MAS/MILS ID 0020910032
Record type Site
Current site name Hope
Alternate or previous names Discovery, Discovery I Above, Bear Claw 2, Hope 2-3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.10842, 60.70149 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bethel C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bethel NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bethel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kwethluk, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 007 N 067 W 18 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.10842, 60.70149
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Comments on exploration

  • STAKED 1977. ACTIVE 1977.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Andrew
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Calvin Lundy
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roy Longbotham
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Nicori
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kenneth Nicori
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1952
    Description 1,600 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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