The Verde Central Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.73972, -112.12111
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Verde Central Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Verde Central Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Verde Central Mining Co.
Years: 1929 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1929
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO ORE BODIES FOUND. ONE, ALONG THE RHYOLITE-PORPHYRY CONTACT, BETWEEN 800 AND 1000-LEVELS, 200 BY 9 FEET, EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE SHAFT. THE OTHER, TABULAR VEIN-LIKE BODY, IS WITHIN THE RHYOLITE. NW STRIKE, E DIP, 5 TO 30 FEET WIDE, 1000 FEET LONG. EXTENDS FROM 0 LEVEL THROUGH THE BOTTOM LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND METABASALT OR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND METASEDIMENTARY UNITS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 151
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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