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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

Amelia Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Documented shaft evidence

American Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Historical mapped workings available

Annete Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Historical mapped workings available

Annie Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Documented shaft/adit evidence

Antelope Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Documented adit evidence

Antietam Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Copper

Historical mapped workings available

Apache Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Vanadium

Historical mapped workings available

Apex Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Historical mapped workings available

Arabian Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Gold

Documented shaft evidence

Arizona Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Documented shaft evidence

Ark Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Silver

Documented shaft evidence

Asbestos Peak

Arizona

Unconfirmed Asbestos Mixed Underground/Surface

Historical mapped workings available

Atlas Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Zinc

Historical mapped workings available

Augusta Mine

Arizona

Unconfirmed Lead

Historical mapped workings available

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