United Verde Extension Mine

The United Verde Extension Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: United Verde Extension Mine
Secondary: Uvx
Secondary: Daisy
Secondary: Little Daisy

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

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: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Budge, A. F. Mining Ltd.
Home Office: Scottsdale, Az.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1974
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: ELLIPTICAL

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w

Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongated Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization, Kalinization, Pyritization

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 7 - 27 % CU, 0.04 OZ. AU/TON, 2 OZ. AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): F & G INVESTORS WERE OPERATORS IN 1959. DURING 1984-1986, A.F. BUDGE MODELED DEPOSIT, ESTABLISHED UNDERGROUND DRILLING STATIONS, AND DID UNDERGROUND DRILLING.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND GABBRO. OXIDIZED ORE AND GOSSAN BETWEEN 700 - LEVEL AND 1250 - LEVEL, MAIN SULPHIDE ORE FROM 1250 - LEVEL TO 1700 - LEVEL.

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. 135.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1938, SOME ARIZONA ORE DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 145, P. 50.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 79.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Deposit): BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): USGS PP 308, 136.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, 1987.

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