Blue Angel Mine

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241932
MAS/MILS ID 0160490749
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Angel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.64287, 45.25317 (WGS84)
Elevation 1999
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 022 N 007 E 18 N2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • APPROX 2 MILES SE OF WARREN, ID, TO WILLEY GULCH; APPROX .5 MILE UP WILLEY GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.64287, 45.25317

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Blue Angel Mining Co.
    ID 1001508
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED OCT 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JAN-1997 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/10/1983
MSHA mine ID1001508
Mine name (MSHA)Blue Angel Mine
Current operatorBlue Angel Mining Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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