Eldorado Gold Placer

The Eldorado Gold Placer is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana.

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 Gold Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2689, -111.97500

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Satelite image of the Eldorado Gold Placer

Eldorado Gold Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eldorado Gold Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Browns Gulch


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Eldorado Gold
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1990


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.