The Argent is a silver, copper, zinc, lead, and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,250 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: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.4567, -112.32310
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Argent MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argent
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): TOOELE CO UTAH USBM REPT INVEST 4680
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG W A 1950 INVESTIGATION OF EAGLE SILVER PB-ZN MINE
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 84 1970
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 79 1966 P 83
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN RES 1921 1941 1962 1966
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 550-C P C 199
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 173 P 156-157 PL 12
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