Argent

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

Name: Argent  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

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

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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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