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Sterling Nellie G

Occurrence in Hinsdale county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009492
MRDS ID D002528
Record type Site
Current site name Sterling Nellie G

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.49563, 37.87779 (WGS84)
Elevation 3810

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hinsdale(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Redcloud Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)

Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Hinsdale

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 042N 006W 23 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.49563, 37.87779
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sherman

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 32 - 36 DEVELOPMENT CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey

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