Sterling Tunnel

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

Name: Sterling Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.