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West United Verde Company property (Jerome-Victor group; United Verde Extension property; Monarch Copper Co. property; Haynes shaft; Gold King), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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West United Verde Company property (Jerome-Victor group; United Verde Extension property; Monarch Copper Co. property; Haynes shaft; Gold King)Property
JeromeTown
Verde Mining DistrictMining District
Black Hills (Black Hill Range)Group of Hills
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 45' 20'' North , 112° 7' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.75583,-112.13055
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Property
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jerome456 (2017)1.7km
Clarkdale4,240 (2017)6.8km
Cottonwood11,818 (2017)11.2km
Verde Village11,605 (2011)12.0km
Cornville3,280 (2011)19.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona11km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona11km
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona23km
Sedona Gem & Mineral ClubSedona, Arizona36km
Mindat Locality ID:
41198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41198:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Cu mine on 8 claims that adjoin the United Verde Copper Co. property on the West. Owned by the Jerome-Victor Extension Copper Co.; and, the West United Verde Co.'s United Verde Extension Mining Co.

Mineralization is lenticular orebodies in diorite schist reported to be 3 to 19 feet wide and traceable for 2,000 feet.

Workings include the Haynes shaft at 1,200 feet deep with 2,000 feet of drifts on the 700 level and 800 feet on the 1200 level. Closed in 1914.

Operated as a tourist mine under the Gold King name.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs in chlorite with sulfides.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

Localities in this Region

USA
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai County
      • Black Hills (Black Hill Range)
        • Verde Mining District
          • Jerome
            • West United Verde Company property (Jerome-Victor group; United Verde Extension property; Monarch Copper Co. property; Haynes shaft; Gold King)

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References

USGS Munds Draw Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheets 55 & 56.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10113446, MAS ID #0040251204.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 97.
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 308: 130-132.
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