Facts
- MSHA status
- Intermittent since May 28, 2026
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Oregon
- Land status (BLM data)
- Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Hereford
- Employees reported
- 5
- Operator
- K&E Excavating Inc
- Coordinates
- 44.5342, -117.9192
- MSHA mine ID
- 3503699
Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.
This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.
History and geology (USGS)
- USGS site name
- South Golden Angel
- USGS status
- Past producer
- Commodities
- Gold
- Deposit type
- Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10054643 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Auburn Creek Mine 3 mi · temporarily idled
- Dark canyon 11 mi · intermittent
- Eureka Mine 21 mi · intermittent
- Climax Mine 21 mi · temporarily idled