Hard Times Claim

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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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Hard Times Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.