Verde Central Property

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

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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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