Argenta Mine

The Argenta Mine is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,587 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

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Site Name

Primary: Argenta Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Year Last Production: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED PAUL A. SMITH

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND PIT WORKINGS.

Comment (Production): ABOUT 184 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED DURING 1922-1924.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION ALONG A FRACTURE ZONE IN LARAMIDE INTRUSIVE PORPHYRY.

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 16, UTM EST

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 73.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

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