Eldorado — Montgomery County

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Eldorado — Montgomery County

Gold Mining Site NC • Montgomery County County
Description
Many of the old mines in this area produced silver, copper, zinc and a by product of gold. North of Eldorado 1.5 miles is the Coggins Mine. It produced lode gold. East of Eldorado is the Eldorado Mine, which produced lode gold with silver and pyrite. Southeast of the Eldorado 2 miles on the east side of the Uwharrie River is an old lode mine. East 3 miles is the Riggon Hill Mine. North 3 miles, near the Randolph county line, is the Russell Mine. It is accessible from Eldorado and had a total ...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: montgomery_nc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Eldorado. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Many of the old mines in this area produced silver, copper, zinc and a by product of gold. North of Eldorado 1.5 miles is the Coggins Mine. It produced lode gold. East of Eldorado is the Eldorado Mine, which produced lode gold with silver and pyrite. Southeast of the Eldorado 2 miles on the east side of the Uwharrie River is an old lode mine. East 3 miles is the Riggon Hill Mine. North 3 miles, near the Randolph county line, is the Russell Mine. It is accessible from Eldorado and had a total production of around 15,000 ounces of gold. South of Eldorado by 8 miles is the Moratock Mine, which produced gold with copper.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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