Panorama of the United Verde Open-Pit Copper Mine, Jerome, Arizona. The principal ore was copper, but gold, silver, and manganese, were also mined. Unlike most copper mines in Arizona, the United Verde is hosted in a Proterozoic volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit that formed on and in ancient oceanic crust. For an excellent article on the history of mining in Jerome: History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona - http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1877 .
Photo Date: 2018
Latitude: 34.7549861111
Longitude: -112.120430556
Photo Location Accuracy: Known Location
Photo Tags: Jerome, VMS, Volcanogenic massive sulfide, copper, Cleopatra Hill, open-pit mine 
