United Verde Mine

The United Verde mine was one of the largest copper mines in the United States. The mine was located in the town of Jerome in central Arizona, in the southwestern United States.^[1] It produced over two billion pounds of copper, silver, gold and manganese.^{[citation needed]}

Location

• Arizona, United States

ProductsCopper

Opened1880s

Closed1953

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United Verde Mine

Site of the United Verde open-pit copper mine near Jerome
Interactive map of United Verde Mine
Location	Arizona, United States
Products	Copper
Opened	1880s
Closed	1953

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