The Sterling Tunnel is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.47583, -115.98861
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Sterling Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sterling Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Upper Plate Of Diamond Tunnel Thrust
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: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE PROSPECT RIDGE AREA, ONE OF FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500M
Comment (Deposit): OREBODIES OCCUR AS SULFIDE REPLACEMENTS WHERE FAULTS & FRACTURES INTERSECT FAVORABLE DOLOMITE LAYERS
Comment (Geology): THE ORE BODIES OCCUR WHERE CHANNEL WAYS SUCH AS FAULTS, FISSURES, BEDDING PLANES AND BRECCIATED ZONES LEAD INTO PERMEABLE BEDS OF DOLOMITE (MASSIVE UNITS THAT WERE "GROUND PREPARED") BY BEING FRACTURED OR SUBJECTED TO SOLUTION CAVITIES. IN SUCH AREA THE ORE MINERALS WERE PRECIPATATED AND LATER OXIDIZED. (NOLAN, 1962)
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (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 3201100124
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, 1967.
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.
