USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Yavapai County
United Verde Extension
Multiple Sources Confirmed Copper Underground 6 mapped shafts 1 mapped adit
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Yavapai
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Multiple Sources Confirmed
Also known as
- United Verde Copper Mine, U.V.X., Daisy
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
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Stope
— documented in 12 source records.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "United Verde Extension" -
Level
— documented in 4 source records,
noting 700 ft long, 00 ft long.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "United Verde Extension" -
Shaft
— documented in 2 source records.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features -
Adit
— documented in 1 source record.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 6 shaft symbols
- 1 adit symbol
- Shaft : Clarkdale , 1973
- Shaft : Clarkdale , 1973
- Adit : Clarkdale , 1973
View individual source records (21)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Level
· length 700
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: he report has data for. You sent me: UV 700 level 1200 level 3000 level 4500 level ,… -
Level
· length 00
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: ~rj - UX) ~{)LQ Is there really a UV 7 00 level plan? I didn't think that the mine w… -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: arget will be areas similar to the Gold Stope. Mr. White reproted that he now recogn… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: . One objective is to look at the "gold stope", an important producer of gold in the… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: year of operation. Lundin reports this stope average about 1 oz Au/ton and Phelps Do… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: derground exploration of the UVX's gold stope. Previous production form the gold sto… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: tope. Previous production form the gold stope exceeded 35,000 tons with a .5 oz Au/t… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“United Verde Extension”). Evidence: PDF: y brecciation. slumping, and oxidation. Stope geometries 1n one gold-only deposit cl…
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Stope
United Verde Extension -
Stope
United Verde Extension -
Stope
United Verde Extension -
Stope
United Verde Extension -
Stope
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Stope
United Verde Extension -
Level
— 00
United Verde Extension -
Level
— 700
United Verde Extension
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed
Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Budge (Mining), Ltd., A. F. · Historical operator · 1988
- Phelps Dodge Corp. · Source-reported owner · 1981
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Azurite
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chrysocolla
- Copper
- Cuprite
- Feldspar
- Gold
View all 15 reported minerals
- Azurite
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chrysocolla
- Copper
- Cuprite
- Feldspar
- Gold
- Jasper
- Limonite
- Malachite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Silver
- Sphalerite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (6)
- mapped adit symbols (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 2 historical documents
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
- documented workings
View 2 citations
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
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