The Morgan Argentine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.14722, -111.65528
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Morgan Argentine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morgan Argentine
Secondary: Silver Zone
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pembrokes
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): SMALL REPLACEMENT BODIES ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FISSURES
Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS LENGTH UNKNOWN DUE TO COLLAPSE AT PORTAL
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SUR. OFR-22
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY OFR-22.
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22
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