The Argenta is a zinc and lead mine located in Inyo county, California.
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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
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Argenta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argenta
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12 % ZN, 5 % PB, 2.8 OZ/TON AG AND .08 OZ/TON AU.
Analytical Data: AVG. GRADE
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECORDED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO HAVE SHIPPED 70 TONS.
Comment (Deposit): 6 - 12 FT., VEIN STRIKING EAST, DIPS NORTH.
Comment (Workings): 630 FT. ADIT WITH A 123 FT. CROSSCUT (N49E) AT POINT 560 FT. FROM PORTAL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE HEAVILY STAINED WITH MAGANESE AND IRON OXIDES ADJACENT TO ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 57 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 451
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 56 .
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