Eldorado District

The Eldorado District is a gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada.

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

Name: Eldorado District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 35.7056, -114.79860

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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

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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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

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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

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Analytical Data

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.