| Deposit ID | 10246535 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hard Luck-Pradier Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hard Luck-Pradier, Romano, Big Creek, Pradier, Prater |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.12373, 39.30632 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2548 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Toiyabe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(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
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017 N | 043 E | 27 | SWNESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.12373, 39.30632 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Year of first production | 1936 |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Big Creek Mining And Milling Co. |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1958 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150193 |
LAWRENCE, E. F. ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU
OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 61, 1963, P. 103-108.
STEWART, J. H., E. H. MCKEE, AND H. K. STAGER. GEOLOGY AND
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU
OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 88, 1977, P. 71-72.
UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT
PART OF THE TOIYABE RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS
TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GENERAL LOCATION: ABOUT 22 KM S OF AUSTIN GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY: SMALL NO MILL ABOUT 68 T ANTIMONY METAL PRODUCED. SEE BRAY-BEULAH MINE (0320150192) FOR INFORMATION ON THIS MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-MAY-95 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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