The Midland and Hardy Claims is a lead and zinc mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.61389, -117.07056
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Midland and Hardy Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midland and Hardy Claims
Secondary: O'Leary Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Arsenic
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Dewitt Thrust Fault
Type: L
Description: N-Striking Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $10 IN LEAD, AND $16 IN ZINC, PER TON OF ORE.
Analytical Data: $5.00 IN COPPER
Analytical Data: $1.50 IN AU
Analytical Data: IN 1912, ORE CARRIED $18. IN AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THESE ARE PART OF THE O'LEARY (BUCKINGHAM MINE) BLOCK OF 31 CLAIMS. THESE CLAIMS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE MIDLAND ADIT. THE HARDY ADIT AND SHAFT, AND SHALLOW PITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): S FORK OF LICKING CREEK
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNTS OF PB, ZN, AG, AU, CU; INCLUDED IN TOTAL PRODUCTION OF BUCKINGHAM MINE.
Comment (Development): PART OF THE O'LEARY (BUCKINGHAM) GROUP OF 31 CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): MIDLAND ADIT, HARDY ADIT AND SHAFT, SHALLOW PITS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE IS HEAVILY IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE NEAR THE VEIN. VEIN IS UP TO 18 INCHES WIDE.
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 (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN N. CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.
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.
