The Westerner Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,821 feet.
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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: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.40083, -112.40778
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Westerner Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Westerner Mine
Secondary: Starlight Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tomlinson Enterprises
Years: 1921 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Year Last Production: 1921
Discovery Year: 1877
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e
Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S
Comment (Deposit): OXIDATION TO 50-100 FT DEPTHS.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE. CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT
Comment (Location): WESTERNER MINE ASSUMED TO BE SAME AS STARLIGHT MINE. WESTERNER GOLD MINES OPERATED A NUMBER OF PROSPECTS IN THE AREA OF THE VENEZIA-MT UNION-STARLIGHT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL MAP GQ 997
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILEDATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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