The Eldorado District is a gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Eldorado District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eldorado District
Secondary: Colorado District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: COLORADO DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1861
Discovery Year: 1857
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: N-S BELT OF PRE-CAMBRIAN SCHIST & GNEISSES
Type: L
Description: SHATTERED QTZ MONZONITE; FISSURES IN OLDER ROCK
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L. 1907, PRELIM. ACCT. OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303, P. 64-79
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 174
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, JE, 1903, DESCRIPTIVE GEOL. OF NEV. S. OF THE 40TH PARALLEL: USGS BULL. 208 (LAS VEGAS RANGE)
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, FC, 1923, MIN. DIST. AND MIN. RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER, P. 19.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, 1912, MINING DIST OF WEST US: USGS BULL. 507 P. 201
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
