United Verde Mine

United Verde Mine
	Site of the United Verde open-pit copper mine near Jerome
Location
	Arizona
Country	United States
Production
Products	Copper
History
Opened	1880s
Closed	1953

Last updated August 07, 2025

The United Verde mine was one of the largest copper mines in the United States.^[1]

The mine was located in the town of Jerome in central Arizona, in the southwestern United States.^[1]

The mine produced over 2 billion pounds of copper, silver, gold and manganese.^{[ citation needed ]}

William A. Clark was the major developer of the mine. Phelps Dodge acquired the mine from the Clark heirs in 1935.^[2]

References

1 2 "United Verde mine" (PDF). state.az.us. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
↑ https://azstateparks.com/jerome/about-the-mansion/period-history

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[Kiruna-1] 1 2 "United Verde mine" (PDF). state.az.us. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[2] ttps://azstateparks.com/jerome/about-the-mansion/period-history

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