United Verde Mine

United Verde Mine
Site of the United Verde open-pit copper mine near Jerome
Location
Arizona
CountryUnited States
Production
ProductsCopper
History
Opened1880s
Closed1953

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]

  1. ^ a b "United Verde mine" (PDF). state.az.us. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24.