Eldorado Property

The Eldorado Property is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,860 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

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Site Name

Primary: Eldorado Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District

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

Owner Name: Henry Filippini (1960'S)

Owner Name: Henry Filippini (1960'S) And Lessees

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1960
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: N Ne-Trending Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicic

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Production): 90 TONS ORE PRODUCED CONTAINING 0.75 OZ/TON AU; 4.9 OZ/TON AG; AND 0.25% CU.

Comment (Location): IN LOW HILLS ON EAST SIDE OF MOUTH OF WILLOW CANYON.

Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY BY LESSEES

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFT

Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS, OWNED IN 1960'S BY HENRY FILIPPINI. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WAS BY A 60-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH A SHORT DRIFT TO THE NORTH AT THE BOTTOM. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY BY LESSEES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W., 1930, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE ELDORADO PROPERTY ON FILE AT NEV. BUR. OF MINES & GEOLOGY.

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

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.