SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Event Requiring Report: September 9, 2002

                            SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         British Columbia          000-121332            98 -0045034
     (State of Incorporation)      (Commission           (IRS Employer
                                   File Number)          Identification #)


                       Suite 505, 1111 West Georgia Street
                           Vancouver, British Columbia
                                 Canada V6E 4M3
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (604) 689-1535
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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                     (Registrant's Former Name and Address)





ITEM  1.     CHANGES  IN  CONTROL  OF  REGISTRANT

Not  applicable.


ITEM  2.     ACQUISITION  OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS

Not  applicable.


ITEM  3.     BANKRUPTCY  OR  RECEIVERSHIP

Not  applicable.


ITEM  4.     CHANGE  IN  REGISTRANT'S  CERTIFYING  ACCOUNTANT

Not  applicable.


ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENTS  AND  REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE

Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (the "Company") announces that the shareholders of the
Company  have  approved  the  increase  to  the  Company's authorized capital to
200,000,000  common  shares  without  par  value  at the Company's extraordinary
meeting  of  shareholders  held  on  September  9,  2002.  The  increase  to the
authorized  capital was effective as of September 10, 2002 upon the filing of an
amendment  to  the  Company's  Memorandum with the British Columbia Registrar of
Companies.  A  copy  of  the  Company's  amended  Memorandum is attached to this
Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  as  Exhibit  3.1.


ITEM  6.     RESIGNATIONS  OF  REGISTRANT'S  DIRECTORS
Not  applicable.


ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS

FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS

Not  applicable.

EXHIBITS

Exhibit  Number          Description
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3.1                      Altered Memorandum of Silverado Gold  Mines Ltd.


ITEM  8.     CHANGE  IN  FISCAL  YEAR

Not  applicable.


ITEM  9.     REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE

Not  applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


September  11,  2002                  SILVERADO  GOLD  MINES  LTD.


                                      By:  /s/  Garry  L.  Anselmo
                                         __________________________
                                         Garry L. Anselmo
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         Director


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