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Hard Times Claim

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044023
MRDS ID M231340
Record type Site
Current site name Hard Times Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.13178, 40.5624 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 16 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS BLOSSOM (BUENA VISTA) CLAIMS TO NORTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Pumpernickel Formation
    Rock description Pumpernickel Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.13178, 40.5624
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Golconda Thrust Fault
Local Virgin Fault Zone And Related N-S Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone; Shearing, Brecciation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1941
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production <1942

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION WAS FROM 156 TONS ORE MINED IN 1941 AND 1948, INCLUDING 26 OZ. AU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 29.87M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS, SURFACE CUTS

Comments on development

  • ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1941 AND 1948 FROM THE DUMP AND A SURFACE CUT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231340

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SHAFT WAS SUNK ON THE FAULT ZONE, ABOUT 98 FT. DEEP, AND DRIFTS WERE RUN TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH FROM THE SHAFT, ENCOUNTERING PB-AG ORE OF GOOD GRADE, BUT NO SHIPMENTS WERE MADE. ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1941 & 1948 FROM THE SHAFT DUMP AND FROM A SURFACE CUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology