The Eldorado Creek Lode is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5028, -151.01440
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Eldorado Creek Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eldorado Creek Lode
Secondary: Frontier 1-3
Secondary: Bonnell
Secondary: Neversweat
Secondary: Busia
Secondary: Arizona
Secondary: Nevada
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Unknown: Boulangerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Jamesonite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Reference): PE 66-3
Comment (Workings): Workings consist fo 5 adits with 61 m of vertical relief; 3 caved, 1 partially caved, and 1 accessible.
References
Reference (Deposit): B687 p. 88
Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 358, 376
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6203
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): MR193-3 22 pp.
Reference (Deposit): AOF98
Reference (Deposit): BMOF24-78 184 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 Locality # 7
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-041
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-077
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-121
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 305-306
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