| Deposit ID | 10102464 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002668 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | United Verde Extension Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Uvx, Daisy, Little Daisy |
| Related records | 10137564 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11296, 34.75365 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | AT JEROME, 3.5 MILES SW OF CLARKDALE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clarkdale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016N | 002E | 23,22 | NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | 7 - 27 % CU, 0.04 OZ. AU/TON, 2 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Deception Rhyolite;Grapevine Gulch Formation |
| Rock description | Deception Rhyolite;Grapevine Gulch Formation |
| (1) | -112.11296, 34.75365 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongated Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks |
| General form | ELLIPTICAL |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 82.3M |
| Depth to top | 213.36M |
| Depth to bottom | 487.68M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1974 |
| Production years | 1900-1938 |
| District name | Verde District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Budge, A. F. Mining Ltd. |
| Home office | Scottsdale, Az. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 579.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002668 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250018 |
BUTLER, B.S., 1938, SOME ARIZONA ORE DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 145, P. 50.
LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 79.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
CIMRI
USGS PP 308, 136.
NIEMUTH, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND GABBRO. OXIDIZED ORE AND GOSSAN BETWEEN 700 - LEVEL AND 1250 - LEVEL, MAIN SULPHIDE ORE FROM 1250 - LEVEL TO 1700 - LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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