The Argo is a mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.7436, -105.50720
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Argo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argo
Commodity
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Lamartine Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1919-26, 1939, 1941
Mined: 343.480 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1892
Time Period: 1887-92
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY MEASURES ABOUT 4 TIMES BACKGROUND. THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP FOR THE AREA IS IDAHO SPRINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 63, p. 369
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 319, p. 58
Reference (Deposit): DATA FROM PRR-1627, EXAMINED IN 1952.
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