USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Lander County
Hard Times Claim
Mindat Confirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Lander
- Mining district
- Battle Mountain District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Sec 16 T31N R43E Gold Silver Structure: Golconda Thrust Fault Virgin Fault Zone And Related N-S Faults 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 o…
Additional documented workings
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Drift
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 98 ft deep.
Mindat -
Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 98 ft deep.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 5 shaft symbols
- 18 adit symbols
View individual source records (4)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Drift
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: lt Zone And Related N-S Faults Deposit: A shaft was sunk on the fault zone, about 98 ft. Deep, and drifts were run to the north and s… -
Shaft
· depth 98 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Gold Silver Structure: Golconda Thrust Fault Virgin Fault Zone And Related N-S Faults Deposit: A shaft was sunk on the fault zone, ab…
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Galena
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Lead
- commodity:Silver
- Galena
- Shale
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (5)
- mapped adit symbols (18)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 60229
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (6)
- underground workings
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