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Arizona Underground Mines

3507 underground-eligible catalog records — organized by county, commodity, district, and verification status.

Records

3507

Independently confirmed

77

Source-corroborated

266

Awaiting independent verification

3164

Counties

18

Arizona source corroboration

USGS map-correlated

988

Mapped shafts

2551

AZGS matched

784

Documented workings

29

AZGS matches use historical ADMMR mine-document metadata. Prospect pits are excluded from underground confirmation. Source/multi-source corroborated: 266.

Arizona underground mining in historical context

Arizona’s mineral economy is often associated with large copper districts, many of which began as underground operations before later open-pit expansion. Historic underground copper camps in counties such as Cochise, Pima, Gila, and Greenlee left shafts, levels, and haulage systems that remain documented in federal mineral-resource databases even where surface expressions have changed.

Gold and silver districts of the Basin and Range—including camps in Mohave, Yavapai, and Santa Cruz counties—also contribute substantial underground inventory. Source development statuses such as Past Producer or Prospect describe historical or exploration context; they do not by themselves establish UndergroundMines verification.

This catalog publishes Arizona underground-eligible records when source evidence supports underground workings. Community verification, condition reports, and photos may later strengthen or challenge individual listings without altering the original source documentation.

References

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Major commodities

Working types (source)

  • Other / unspecified · 2240
  • Underground · 895
  • Mixed Underground/Surface · 372

Source work types come from USGS MRDS. Specific shaft/adit labels appear only when documented.

Mining districts

Mine catalog

Abe Reed Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Documented shaft evidence

Acquisition Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

Adams Mine Group

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Historical mapped workings available

Adjust Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Documented shaft evidence

African Prospect

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

Ajax Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Documented shaft/adit evidence

Al and Hal Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Historical mapped workings available

Alaska Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Documented shaft evidence

Alaskan Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Documented adit evidence

Albatross Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Documented shaft/adit evidence

Albert Lea Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Historical mapped workings available

Alcyone Prospect

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

Alice Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Documented adit evidence

Allison Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Documented adit evidence

Alma Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

Alpha Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Historical mapped workings available

Alpha Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Historical mapped workings available

Alta Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Historical mapped workings available

Altata Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Historical mapped workings available

Alto Vein Swarm

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Historical mapped workings available

Amado Mine Group

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

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