United Verde Copper Company
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The United Verde Copper Company was a major early 20th-century American mining company in Arizona, central to the region’s copper production and the development of nearby company towns.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
copper mining company ⓘ mining company ⓘ |
| activity |
copper ore extraction
ⓘ
refining ⓘ smelting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
company housing for workers
ⓘ
company-owned infrastructure ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of company towns in Arizona
ⓘ
growth of Jerome, Arizona ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicImpact |
employment for miners and smelter workers
ⓘ
support for local businesses in surrounding communities ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
land disturbance from mining
ⓘ
smelter emissions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in the history of copper mining in Arizona
ⓘ
influential in shaping early 20th-century mining communities in Arizona ⓘ |
| industry |
copper industry
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| location | Jerome, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProduct | copper ⓘ |
| partOf | Arizona copper mining boom ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| resourceExtracted |
byproduct metals
ⓘ
copper ore ⓘ |
| role |
driver of regional economic development
ⓘ
major copper producer in Arizona ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | underground mining ⓘ |
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