USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Maricopa County
Vulture
Multiple Sources Confirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Maricopa
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Multiple Sources Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
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Level
— documented in 12 source records,
noting 950 ft long, 500 ft long, 750 ft long.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Vulture" -
Winze
— documented in 6 source records,
noting 500 ft.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Vulture" -
Raise
— documented in 2 source records,
noting 600 ft level.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Vulture" -
Stope
— documented in 2 source records.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Vulture"
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 37 shaft symbols
- 17 adit symbols
View individual source records (24)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Level
· length 950
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: encountered in the weSterly end of the 950 level, in the easterly end of the 1,55() level, and in a… -
Level
· length 500
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: vein, recent working of the mine on the 500 level near the and exploration was thereafter directed… -
Level
· length 750
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: A, and here it was from five to six the 750 level southeasterly along the fault and by a feet wide… -
Level
· length 850
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: ty feet, below vein on both the 750 and 850 levels exactly where the the point whe~e the vein was c… -
Level
· length 050
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: fault was cut. on the EU1i. 2000 Ft. 1,050 level, at a place where it was expected to find ore. Thi… -
Level
· length 050
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: he winze 500 ft. vertically below the 1,050 level did not find the vein, although it did find strin… -
Raise
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: e. on the. 600ft. level af?d. hi Vctt j raises .frOll the 600 ft . l~r,el. On t h$ 500 :t,) t. leve… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: n Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, Arizona, Stope Engineer, 1961 to 1965. This position required provid… -
Winze
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: ter to the cap or . ft. level; H, small winze. barren filling which is found in many Colorado lodes… -
Winze
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: alls and was filled with gouge vertical winze from the same level on the northeasterly and broken f… -
Winze
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Vulture”). Evidence: PDF: an that of the TaIInadge fault, but the winze 500 ft. vertically below the 1,050 level did not find…
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Raise
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Winze
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Winze
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Winze
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Stope
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Level
— 050
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Level
— 050
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Level
— 850
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Level
— 750
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Level
— 500
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Level
— 950
Vulture
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-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
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Budge Mining Ltd., A. F. · Historical operator · 1988
- L. W. Beal · Source-reported owner · 1976
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Galena
- Gold
- Hematite
- Magnetite
- Pyrite
- Silver
- Sphalerite
View all 10 reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Galena
- Gold
- Hematite
- Magnetite
- Pyrite
- Silver
- Sphalerite
- Vanadinite
- Wulfenite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- private property
- Source
- Vulture Mine Tours public site
- Access information last checked
- August 9, 2026
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 (37)
- mapped adit symbols (17)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 4 historical documents
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
- documented workings
View 4 citations
- Vulture
- Vulture Mine (1988)
- Vulture Mine (1959)
- Vulture Mine (1913)
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Vulture Mine Tours public site
Type: Access / land-management source
Supports:
- access / lawful visit information
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