| Deposit ID | 10212121 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060171301 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Ledge Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.78632, 38.8518 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 707 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Dorado(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork American(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | El Dorado |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 012 N | 011 E | 31 | NENENE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -120.78632, 38.8518 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blue Ledge Mining Co. |
| ID | 404283 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060171301 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0404283 |
MSHA MINE FILE REFERENCE, MARCH, 1979.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-SEP-1986 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/12/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0404283 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Blue Ledge Mine |
| Current operator | Blue Ledge Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Ignatich Jerry & James Whitmore |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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