| Deposit ID | 10048154 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Aster Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lehman Mine, Lehman Property, Rattlesnake Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.45574, 34.09478 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MILES N-NE OF BLACK BUTTE (3753) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperopolis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 009N | 002W | 27 | NW OF SW OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Amphibole Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.45574, 34.09478 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Degree Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 25 W |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 426.72M |
| Width | 100M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Gus Lehman |
| Year of first production | 1929 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Castle Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Aster Mining Co. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gus Lehman Champie |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800201 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250804 |
ABM BULL 137, P. 62
USGS BULL 782, P. 187
AZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE PARALLEL VEINS CLOSE TOGETHER, 2 FT, 6 IN AND 6 FT WIDE |
| Deposit | USGS BULL 782, P. 183 GIVES THE AGE OF THE VEINS AS PRE-CAMBRIAN. DIORITE DIKES STRIKE EAST-WEST AND DIP SOUTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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