Eldorado Canyon, Nevada: Tour A Gold Mine Still Gold-Lined
The former Techatticup mining camp has a mountainside mine with an estimated $1 million in gold still in it, but it would cost too much to get out. Visitors can tour the ghost town buildings and mine.
Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours
- Address:
- Hwy 165, Eldorado Canyon, NV
- Directions:
- On Hwy 165, 13 miles east of US 95, 1.5 miles east of the hamlet of Nelson.
- Hours:
- Daily mine tours 9:15 am - 2:15 pm. Reservations required, 4-person minimum. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 702-291-0026
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Lots of history here and rustic scenery, including an old, exploded plane [which appeared in the movie 3000 Miles To Graceland]! I'm a HUGE roadside America user and this was truly up there with the best.
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The former Techatticup mining camp in Eldorado Canyon contains old buildings, a museum of sorts, and a mine that still harbors over a million in gold -- but the cost to remove it would probably exceed its value.