The Bright Angel is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.06917, -123.84167
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Bright Angel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bright Angel
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward Fitzpatrick, Ouington, Wash.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): UNKNOWN PRODUCTION IN 1941. REPORTEDLY HAS MN, SN, AND SB, BUT THE OCCURANCE OF SN AND SB IN THIS AREA IS DEEMED TO BE UNLIKELY. 12 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES 8 GEOL. BULL. 37, P. 254
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