United Verde Mine

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

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

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]