As  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  July  9,  1996.
Registration No. 33-

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                              --------------------
                           

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           --------------------------
                           

                              SILVERADO MINES LTD.
                              --------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                            British Columbia, Canada
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


                                   98-0045034
                           (IRS Employer I.D. Number)


                        Suite 505, 1111 W. Georgia Street
                   Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4M3
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)


          SILVERADO MINES LTD. 1994 STOCK OPTION AND STOCK BONUS PLAN
          -----------------------------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)


                               J. P. Tangen, Esq.
                                 Attorney at Law
                              499 St. Patricks Road
                             Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
                                 (800) 665-4646
                                 --------------
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


  
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE:
=======================================================================================================
                                            Proposed maximum     Proposed maximum      
Title of securities      Amount to be      offering price per   aggregate offering       Amount of
 to be registered       registered (1)            unit                 price          registration fee
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                  <C>                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>  
Common Stock         9,000,000 shares      $0.50                $4,500,000.00(2)     $   1,551.72
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>

(1)  There are also registered hereunder such indeterminate number of additional
     shares of Common Stock as may become subject to the Plan as a result of the
     anti-dilution provisoins thereof.

(2)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  calculating  the  registration  fee
     pursuant  to Rule  457,  based  on the  average  of the bid and ask  prices
     reported by NASDAQ on July 5, 1996.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

     This Registration  Statement is filed to register additional shares under a
plan for which a Registration  Statement on Form S-8  previously was filed.  The
contents  of the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8,  File No.
33-78098, are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8. Exhibits.
        --------

     The  following  is a  complete  list of  exhibits  filed  as a part of this
Registration Statement, which Exhibits are incorporated herein.

     5.1  Opinion of Davis & Co. Filed herewith.

     23.1 Consent of Davis & Co. - See Exhibit 5.1.

     23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne. Filed herewith.


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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Vancouver,  Province of British Columbia, on July 5,
1996.

SILVERADO MINES LTD., Registrant



By: /J. P. Tangen/
J. P. Tangen, President


     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures                    Title                                 Date
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/Garry L. Anselmo/            Chairman, Chief Operating             July 5, 1996
Garry L. Anselmo              Officer and Director


/James F. Dixon/              Director                              July 5, 1996
James F. Dixon



/K. Maxwell Fleming/          Director                              July 8, 1996
K. Maxwell Fleming



/J. P. Tangen/                President, Chief Executive            July 8, 1996
J.P. Tangen                   Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
                              Director, and Authorized
                              Representative in the United States



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As  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  July  9,  1996.
Registration No. 33-

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                              --------------------
                           

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           --------------------------
                           

                              SILVERADO MINES LTD.
                              --------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                            British Columbia, Canada
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   98-0045034
                           (IRS Employer I.D. Number)

                        Suite 505, 1111 W. Georgia Street
                   Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4M3
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

          SILVERADO MINES LTD. 1994 STOCK OPTION AND STOCK BONUS PLAN
          -----------------------------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               J. P. Tangen, Esq.
                                 Attorney at Law
                              499 St. Patricks Road
                             Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
                                 (800) 665-4646
                                 --------------
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE:
=======================================================================================================
                                            Proposed maximum     Proposed maximum      
Title of securities      Amount to be      offering price per   aggregate offering       Amount of
 to be registered       registered (1)            unit                 price          registration fee
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock         9,000,000 shares      $0.50                $4,500,000.00(2)     $   1,551.72
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  There are also registered hereunder such indeterminate number of additional
     shares of Common Stock as may become subject to the Plan as a result of the
     anti-dilution provisoins thereof.

(2)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  calculating  the  registration  fee
     pursuant  to Rule  457,  based  on the  average  of the bid and ask  prices
     reported by NASDAQ on July 5, 1996.
1
This Registration  Statement is filed to register additional shares under a
plan for which a Registration  Statement on Form S-8  previously was filed.  The
contents  of the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8,  File No.
33-78098, are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8. Exhibits.
        --------

     The  following  is a  complete  list of  exhibits  filed  as a part of this
Registration Statement, which Exhibits are incorporated herein.

     5.1  Opinion of Davis & Co. Filed herewith.

     23.1 Consent of Davis & Co. - See Exhibit 5.1.

     23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne. Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Vancouver,  Province of British Columbia, on July 5,
1996.

SILVERADO MINES LTD., Registrant

By: /J. P. Tangen/
J. P. Tangen, President

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures                    Title                                 Date
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/Garry L. Anselmo/            Chairman, Chief Operating             July 5, 1996
Garry L. Anselmo              Officer and Director

/James F. Dixon/              Director                              July 5, 1996
James F. Dixon

/K. Maxwell Fleming/          Director                              July 8, 1996
K. Maxwell Fleming

/J. P. Tangen/                President, Chief Executive            July 8, 1996
J.P. Tangen                   Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
                              Director, and Authorized
                              Representative in the United States

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