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Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump
Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump is a Ready rockhounding record in Sussex, New Jersey. The recorded activity or material is Franklin-Sterling Hill zinc ore, willemite, franklinite, calcite and fluorescent minerals. The recorded manager or operating context is Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
What is Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump?
Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump is a Ready rockhounding record in Sussex, New Jersey. The recorded activity or material is Franklin-Sterling Hill zinc ore, willemite, franklinite, calcite and fluorescent minerals. The recorded manager or operating context is Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Franklin-Sterling Hill zinc ore, willemite, franklinite, calcite and fluorescent minerals. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump?
Ready. Current operator page explicitly offers mineral collecting on the Mine Run Dump. As of Monday Aug 24, 2026 the published summer schedule is active and collecting is open daily 10 AM-3 PM weather permitting. Admission/weight fees, age 18+ and no-hammer rules are explicit.
Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: 30 Plant Street, Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-24. Evidence and management context: Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Current named New Jersey collecting program passes authority, footprint, access, rights and source gates; specimen coordinates remain suppressed. Program or rule context: STERLING_HILL_MINE_RUN_DUMP_2026.
Program or rule context: STERLING_HILL_MINE_RUN_DUMP_2026
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Sterling Hill Mining Museum — Mine Run Dump. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
What should I verify before going?
- Current land ownership and the exact parcel or managed activity footprint.
- Posted closures, seasonal restrictions, opening hours, fees and permit requirements.
- Mining claims, mineral rights, private-property boundaries and road or trail access.
- Whether the material and collecting method you intend to use are actually allowed.
- Current safety conditions, including weather, fire, water, tides, unstable workings, traffic and other site-specific hazards.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 24, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.