Nelson — Clark County

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Nelson — Clark County

Gold Mining Site NV • Clark County County
Description
About 20 miles north by northeast of Searchlight or 22 miles south of Boulder City on US 95 and Route 60, is an area about 6 miles wide and 12 miles long in the north part of the Opal Mountains, is the Eldorado district. This district produced 101,729 ounces of lode gold after its discovery in 1957. It produced 168 ounces from placer deposits in the area dry creek beds and benches. The Eldorado and Colorado Mines were the largest producers and the Eldorado-Rand, Techatticup, Crown Queen, Wall...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: clark_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Nelson. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. About 20 miles north by northeast of Searchlight or 22 miles south of Boulder City on US 95 and Route 60, is an area about 6 miles wide and 12 miles long in the north part of the Opal Mountains, is the Eldorado district. This district produced 101,729 ounces of lode gold after its discovery in 1957. It produced 168 ounces from placer deposits in the area dry creek beds and benches. The Eldorado and Colorado Mines were the largest producers and the Eldorado-Rand, Techatticup, Crown Queen, Wall Street, Mocking Bird, Rambler, Rover and Flagstaff mines all produced lode gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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