The Metamoras Shaft is a silver, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.47667, -115.99139
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Metamoras Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Metamoras Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1874
Discovery Year: 1874
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRATABOUND
Structure
Type: R
Description: Diamond Tunnel Thrust Zone
Type: L
Description: Silver-Connor Transurese Fault Served To Lacalize Ore Deposition
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500M
Comment (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
Comment (Production): 1424 TONS ORE PRODUCED FROM 1874-1887, INCLUDING A SMALL AMOUNT OF COPPER
Comment (Deposit): OREBODIES LOCALIZED BY FRACTURED PERMEABLE ZONES AND FAVORABLE HOSTROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100122
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
