| Deposit ID | 10048133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800165 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Westerner Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Starlight Mine |
| Related records | 10113900 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.40852, 34.40088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2079 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.0 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MT. UNION LOOKOUT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 012N | 001W | 07 | NW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Government Canon Granodiorite |
| Rock description | Government Canon Granodiorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -112.40852, 34.40088 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E TO N30E |
| Dip | NEARLY VERTICAL |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Year of last production | 1921 |
| District name | Mount Union District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tomlinson Enterprises |
| First year | 1921 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800165 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251583 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILEDATA
USGS GEOL MAP GQ 997
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDATION TO 50-100 FT DEPTHS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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