Mine detail: Sterling Tunnel

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.47576, -115.98951
dep_id: 10044755
mrds_id: M232338
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Galena
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR
conc_proc: Oxidation Of Sulfides Above The Water Table
ore_ctrl: Fractured Permeable Zones And Where Faults Intersect Favorable Beds Of Dolomite
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Hamburg Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Upper Plate Of Diamond Tunnel Thrust
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100124
  • Deposit:: NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406
  • Production:: ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, 1967.
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