metalliferous

[ met-l-if-er-uh s ]

/ ˌmɛt lˈɪf ər əs /

containing or yielding metal.

Origin of metalliferous

1650–60; < Latin metallifer (see metalli-, -fer) + -ous

non·met·al·lif·er·ous, adjective

In Cumberland the metalliferous limestone includes a bed of trap, designated under the name of whinsill.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
The total height of the metalliferous mountain above the level of the sea, is no more than 180 metres, or 600 feet.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
Constance dropped into the mining technicalities with the easy familiarity of one born in the metalliferous West.

The Helpers |Francis Lynde
They agitate the metalliferous material with wooden scrubbers and wash it in a similar way.

De Re Metallica |Georgius Agricola

The tin-stone or metalliferous concentrates settle in the strake and are afterward washed in another strake.

De Re Metallica |Georgius Agricola

metalliferous

/ (ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs) /

containing a high concentration of metallic elements a metalliferous ore

C17: from Latin metallifer yielding metal, from metallum metal + ferre to bear