| Deposit ID | 10125252 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320150732 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mettacom Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Amadof Group, Horton Mine, Mettacom Lode |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06783, 39.54052 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2018 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yankee Blade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Edwards 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 | 019 N | 044 E | 06 | SWNW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.06783, 39.54052 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Reese River District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank W. Lewis |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320150732 |
UNPUBLISHED REPORT, AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT
PART OF THE TOIYABE RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS
TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 997, 1953, PLATE 4.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1594, 1915, PLATE XI.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AMADOR GROUP IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AMADOR MINE NORTH OF HERE. ANOMALOUS ARSENIC, MOLYBDENUM, ANTIMONY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-MAR-95 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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