BlockMetallic City, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. It lies near Pickhandle Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Candelaria quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Candelaria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Excelsior Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Metallic City (historical) in 2017, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CEDAR FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 82 workings within 5 miles of Metallic City (historical): 41 past producers, 34 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gemstone, Iron, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentum Mill | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1977 | |
| Argentum Mining Co. | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Arsenic, Nickel, Chromium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1864, 1870 | |
| Boak Mine | Iron, Zinc, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Candelaria Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Iron | Producer | 1863, 1864 | |
| Candelaria Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Antimony, Iron, Copper | Producer | 1863, 1864, 1999 | |
| Carl Riek Mine | Gemstone, Gold | Past Producer | 1962 | |
| Columbus Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Stone, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Iron King | Uranium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Hill Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| New Potosi Mine | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candelaria (historical) | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Candelaria Junction | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Belleville (historical) | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Tonopah Junction | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rhodes (historical) | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sodaville | 13.2 miles | 19 | |
| Basalt | 14.0 miles | 21 | |
| Camp Douglas | 14.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858092. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.