The U.V.X. is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,921 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: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.7539, -112.11220
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U.V.X. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: U.V.X.
Secondary: United Verde Extension
Secondary: United Verde Copper Mine
Secondary: Daisy
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Budge (Mining), Ltd., A. F.
Company ID: 202066
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Company ID: 202066
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1938
Time Period: 1915-1938
Description: 1915-38 (Please See Comments) 3879000 St Dry Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION AS FOLLOWS: LENGTH 5OO FT (152 M) AT 1300 LEVEL; THICKNESS 900 FT (274 M--INCLUDES OXIDE AND SULFIDE ORE BODIES); WIDTH 200 FT (61 M) AT 1300 LEVEL (IN SULFIDE ORE BODY). ORE BODY EXPOSED AT SURFACE. ORE BODY TRENDS EASTWARD. ALTERATION ALSO INCLUDES KAOLINIZATION.
Comment (Production): 1915-1938 PRODUCTION: CONTAINED 793,331,000 LB CU, 6,449,000 TR OZ AG, 152,756 TR OZ AU. GRADES CALCULATED FROM THESE DATA ARE 10% CU, 1.7 TR OZ/ST AG, AND 0.04 TR OZ/ST AU.
Comment (Geology): FORMATIONS INCLUDE THE DECEPTION RHYOLITE, THE GRAPEVINE GULCH, AND AN UNNAMED QUARTZ PORPHYRY. SULFIDES REPLACE RHYOLITE FLOWS AND TUFFS, QUARTZ PORPHYRY, AND SCHIST. GABBRO NEAR ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM PROD TABS OWN/OP: BIG HOLE MINING CO
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