The Hard Times Claim is a silver and gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.5625, -117.13083
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Hard Times Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hard Times Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Golconda Thrust Fault
Type: L
Description: Virgin Fault Zone And Related N-S Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (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
Comment (Location): ADJOINS BLOSSOM (BUENA VISTA) CLAIMS TO NORTH
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS FROM 156 TONS ORE MINED IN 1941 AND 1948, INCLUDING 26 OZ. AU.
Comment (Development): ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1941 AND 1948 FROM THE DUMP AND A SURFACE CUT
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, SURFACE CUTS
References
Reference (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
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
