Mine detail: Westerner Mine

Previously called 'Starlight Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.40088, -112.40852

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Gold
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1877

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1921
Last production ended:	1921

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Government Canon Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e, Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alteration processes:	Minor

References

MRDS	M800165
DEP	10048133
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA}{Deposit:: AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILEDATA}{Deposit:: USGS GEOL MAP GQ 997}
Reporter	Dewitt, Ed H.