⛏ Sleeper Gold Mine

United States · Americas · 41.33°N, 118.05°W

The Sleeper Gold Mine was a high-grade gold mine operated by AMAX Gold from 1986 until 1996, producing 1.66 million ounces of gold and 2.3 million ounces of silver. It is located about 25 miles northwest of Winnemucca in Humboldt County, Nevada. This was an epithermal gold deposit, formed by volcanism during Basin and Range extensional tectonics. The Sleeper Rhyolite dates to 16.3-16.5 million years, and the gold mineralization dates to about 14.3-15.8 million years.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	41.33°N, 118.05°W · view on map

Sleeper Gold Mine is located in United States, in Americas.

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