Richardson Mine

The Richardson Mine was Ontario's first gold mine, opened by Marcus Herbert Powell in 1867. The mine's opening caused Ontario's first gold rush, prompting the founding of Eldorado, Ontario the same year.
  • Adit
  • …lies at an elevation of 6,558 feet (1,999 metres)
  • …is also known as “Hannapah Extension Silver Leaf Mine”
  • Description: mine in Nye County, Nevada, United States of America
  • Address: NV

Richardson Mine

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Latitude
38.12994° or 38° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
-116.9259° or 116° 55′ 33″ west
Open location code
85C543HF+XJ
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“Richardson Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Richardson Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Nevada)”
  • Cebuano: “Richardson Mine”

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