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How Many Mines Were There?

Onyx Mine - 1930

During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, mining was at its peak. The following is a small sampling of mines located in and around Mayer.

• AZ Copper – chalcopyrite copper
   
• AZ National – silver, lead & zinc
   
• Barbara - copper
   
• Big Bug - copper
   
• Binghamton - copper
   
• Blue Bell – copper
   
• Butternut – gold
   
• Copper Age - copper
   
• Copper Queen - copper
   
• De Soto – copper
   
• Gladstone/McCabe – gold, silver
   
• Hackberry – gold copper
   
• Henrietta – gold
   
• Iowa - copper
   
• Iron Queen – copper
   
• Jerome - copper
   
• Lelan – gold, copper
   
• Little Egypt – copper, silver
   
• Little Jesse - gold
   
• Loma Verde (also known as Lone Pine) – gold, copper
   
• Moscow - copper
   
• Mudhole – gold, silver
   
• Onyx - onyx
   
• Rio Tonto - copper
   
• Silver Belt – silver, lead & zinc
   
• Swindler – gold, copper
   
• The Pocohontas – silver, lead & copper

From Yavapai Magazine, volume VI, March 1918

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