Argentena

The Argentena is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: Argentena  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

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


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