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Sterling Mining Company (Sterling) is engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing mineral properties, primarily those containing silver and associated base and precious metals. The Company operates in two geographical locations or segments. The first is the Company’s exploration and development of mineral properties in the Northwestern part of the United States, where Sterling’s principal focus is on rehabilitating and bringing back into production the Sunshine Mine in Idaho. The other geographical segment is in Mexico, where the Company has been producing at its Barones facility and exploration on its other prospects and projects in and around the State of Zacatecas, Mexico. On May 9, 2007, Sterling entered into an agreement with Silver Fields Resources Inc., granting them an option to acquire an undivided 75% interest in the Arturo Property, consisting of exploration concessions covering 1,615 hectares, located in Zacatecas, Mexico.(Source: 10-K)