| Deposit ID | 10103984 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Metamoras Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.99229, 39.4766 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinto Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ely(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019N | 053E | 34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Eldorado Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.99229, 39.4766 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Diamond Tunnel Thrust Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Silver-Connor Transurese Fault Served To Lacalize Ore Deposition |
| General form | STRATABOUND |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| Year of first production | 1874 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232345 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100122
NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406
NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OREBODIES LOCALIZED BY FRACTURED PERMEABLE ZONES AND FAVORABLE HOSTROCKS |
| Deposit | 1,424 TONS OF ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM 1874-1887. THE PROPERTY LIES WITHIN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE PROSPECT RIDGE AREA, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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