Nevada · Eureka County
Past Producer

Sterling Tunnel

Eureka County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlFractured Permeable Zones And Where Faults Intersect Favorable Beds Of Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Hamburg Dolomite
StructureUpper Plate Of Diamond Tunnel Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044755
MRDS IDM232338
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.47576, -115.98951
References
ROBERTS R.J., ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO. 112, REFERENCE NO 3201100124NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS P.P. 406ROBERTS, R.J. ET AL, 1967.