Eldorado

The Eldorado is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 8,579 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

Name: Eldorado  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 8,579 Feet (2,615 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.38278, -111.98222

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Eldorado MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eldorado
Secondary: Alvarado
Secondary: El Dorado


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Sierra Madre


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Mts.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS & 3 PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE


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