The Argentena is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 35.8117, -115.46670
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Argentena MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argentena
Secondary: Argentina
Secondary: Argenta
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Goodsprings District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Complex Metals Corp.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Argentena Consolidated Mining Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1954
Production
Year: 1946
Description: Silver (Assoc. With Pb Minerals) 127 Gm/ M. Tonne
Year: 1946
Description: Cerussite 23 M. Tonnes
Year: 1946
Description: Hydrozincite 137 M. Tonnes
Year: 1945
Description: Copper Metric Tonnes
Year: 1945
Description: Gold Gm/ M. Tonne
Year: 1945
Description: Silver Cassoc. With Pb Minerals) 179 Gm / M. Tonne
Year: 1945
Description: Cerussite 55 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1945
Description: Hydrozincite 221 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1944
Description: Copper Metric Tonnes
Year: 1944
Description: Gold Grams/M. Tonne
Year: 1944
Description: Silver Cassoc. With Pb Minerals) 212 Grams/M. Tonne
Year: 1944
Description: Cerussite 23 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1944
Description: Hydrozincite 71 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1931
Description: Cerussite 40 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1931
Description: Hydrozincite 152 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1930
Description: Cerussite 61 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1930
Description: Hydrozincite 260 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1946
Description: Copper M. Tonnes
Year: 1946
Description: Gold Gm/ M. Tonne
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calamine
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE ORE BODIES LIE IN BRECCIA ZONES PARALLEL TO SUBPARALLEL TO THE BEDDING. BEDDING STRIKES NORTHWARD, AND DIPS BETWEEN N10E IN THE EAST TO N10 W IN THE WEST DUE TO THE BROAD ANTICLINE.
Comment (Geology): HYDROZINCITE IS AT LEAST AS ABUNDANT AS CALAMINE. DESCLOISITE (A VANADATE) OCCURS LOCALLY, AS DOES CINNABAR. THE LATTER FORMS THIN COATS ON GALENA IN PLACES.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE AVERAGE VANADIUM CONTENT IS UNKNOWN, BUT 27 TONS OF V205 ORE ASSAYING 7.8 PCT WAS MINED IN THE SOUTH END OF THE NO. 3 WORKINGS. THE MAIN VANADIUM MINERAL IS DESCLOISITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 033-0110)
Reference (Deposit): BU MINES LIBRARY)
Reference (Deposit): US BU MINES WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.011 (SEQ. NO. 032-
Reference (Deposit): DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINES, MINING PRESS, RENO, 1940, (NOT IN
Reference (Deposit): CO., NEV., 1965, NEV. BU MINES BULL. 62
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C.R., ET AL, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK
Reference (Deposit): QUAD., NEV., 1931, USGS PROF. PAPER 162.
Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D.F, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOODSPRINGS
Reference (Deposit): 1941, PP. 86-87.
Reference (Deposit): TRY. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (CONFIDENTIAL REPORT)
Reference (Deposit): CENTRATES TO A PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTROLYTIC ZINC INDUS-
Reference (Geology): HEWETT, D.F., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESUORCES OF THE (VANPAH
Reference (Deposit): AND DOMESTIC LEAD-ZINC MINES THAT COULD SUPPLY ZINC CON-
Reference (Deposit): GAGE, H.L. THE LEAD-ZINC MINES OF NEVADA. IN: SOME FOREIGN
Reference (Geology): US BU MINES RPT. INVEST. 4103
Reference (Geology): GEEHAN, R.V., ARGENTENA ZN-PB MINE, CLARK CO., NEV., 1947,
Reference (Geology): (YELLOW PINE) DISTRICT, NEV., 1956, USGS BULL. 1010
Reference (Geology): LOGICAL CONTROLS OF LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS
Reference (Geology): RICHARDS, A., AND ALBRITTON, C.C. JR., ARGENTENA MINE IN GEO
Reference (Geology): QUAD., CALIF. AND NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 275
Nevada Gold
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