The Eldorado Big Eldorado Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,020 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,020 Feet (311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9828, -147.71530
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Eldorado Big Eldorado Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eldorado Big Eldorado Creek
Secondary: Big Timber Assn.
Secondary: Bench Assn.
Secondary: Mason's Bench
Secondary: Lovette Bench
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Luther C. Hess
Percent: 23.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Stanley Stenberg And Others
Percent: 77.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): FROM 1906 THROUGH 1910, 2,580 OZ RECORDED PRODUCTION OF AU. 224 OZ AG PRODUCTION BEFORE 1920 ON BIG ELDORADO CREEK. MS 1994 ISSUED 1929 ON LOVETTE AND MASONS BENCH.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-072
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-270
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-461
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 39, 41
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B379k p. 191
Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 106, 111, 113
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 59
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): MF410
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
