The Verde Central Property is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.7397, -112.12110
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Verde Central Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Verde Central Property
Secondary: Verde King
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 95-96
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON C A AND S C CREASEY GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): JEROME AREA USGS PP 308 1958 P 151-152
Reference (Deposit): USGS COTTONWOOD QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR VERDE CENTRAL MINES INC FILE
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS
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