Verde Central Mine

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

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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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