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
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.75361, -112.11222
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United Verde Extension Mine MRDS details
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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