Mine · Nye County, Nevada, United States

Sterling Mine

Sterling Mine is a mine in Nye County, Nevada, United States, owned by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

Fact	Value	Source
Location	Nye County	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Status	Operating (intermittent)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Commodities	gold (mainly gold)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Owner	AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (controls the operator)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Operator	AngloGold Ashanti Sterling Inc.	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Employees	3 people (annual average, in 2025)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Mine type	Surface	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	36.8278, -116.6331	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.

Within 50 km of this mine: 112 water rights (62 active), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Us-Vh-2 water right 89124	Water right	225 acre-ft/year	Permitted	5.1 km
Amargosa Desert groundwater water right 76390	Water right	287 acre-ft/year	Permitted	8.5 km
Amargosa Desert groundwater water right 92198	Water right	161 acre-ft/year	Permitted	8.5 km

MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.