The Argus Extension is a silver mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,841 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: 7,841 Feet (2,390 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.0811, -114.67640
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Argus Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argus Extension
Secondary: Sunrise
Secondary: Self-Crocker
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Production
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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): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 85, 1976, P.78 AND PL.2
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 557, 1967, P79
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