Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Metamoras Shaft

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Eldorado Dolomite
StructureDiamond Tunnel Thrust Zone, Silver-Connor Transurese Fault Served To Lacalize Ore Deposition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1874
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10103984
MRDS IDM232345
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.4766, -115.99229
References
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100122NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406NOLAN, T.B. (1962)