Nevada · Nye County
Producer

Sterling Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typedisseminated: fault zone: breccia pipe
Model173: Sediment-hosted Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlOre has been localized by thrust fault and high angle fault intersections, and in hydrothermal breccias.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz, Calcite, Fluorite, Sericite, Alunite, Limonite, Jarosite, Clay
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Dolomite · "Wood Canyon", "Bonanza King"
Associated rockQuartz Latite
Structurethrust fault, high angle faults, Basin and Range style normal faulting
Tectonic settingBasin and Range
AlterationHost roacks in the mineralized area exhibit clay alteration and bleaching.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1980-1997
First production1980
Last production1997
Identification
Deposit ID10310381
MRDS IDM242959
Alternate namesStirling Mine, NBMG sample sites 1013, 1014, Sterling, Mary-Goldspar claim block (to the north (2004)), 144 Zone, Ambrose Open Pit, Panama Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.82914, -116.64032
References
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