Morgan Argentine

The Morgan Argentine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 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

Name: Morgan Argentine  

State:  Utah

County:  Morgan

Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 41.14722, -111.65528

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Morgan Argentine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morgan Argentine
Secondary: Silver Zone


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta District


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Pembrokes
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): SMALL REPLACEMENT BODIES ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FISSURES

Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS LENGTH UNKNOWN DUE TO COLLAPSE AT PORTAL


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SUR. OFR-22

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY OFR-22.

Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22


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