| Deposit ID | 10044023 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hard Times Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.13178, 40.5624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 16 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Golconda Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Virgin Fault Zone And Related N-S Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 29.87M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231340 |
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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