Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Argent Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverIron
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Bedding And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Jarosite, Limonite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Oquirrh
StructureDistrict Is Between Ophir Anticline On West And Pole Canyon Syncline On East
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationOre Almost Completely Oxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020002
MRDS IDDC12149
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.45577, -112.32358
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 156-157.USGS, 1921, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATESUSBM, 1941, 1962, 1966, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATESMOORE, W.J., ET. AL., 1966, DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED METALS IN THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 550 C.YOUNG, W.A., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF THE EAGLE SILVER, LEAD AND ZINC MINE, TOOELE CO., UTAH: USBM RI 4680.UGMS, 1966, A DIRECTORY OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH, 1965: UGMS BULL. 79, P. 83.UGMS, 1970, A DIRECTORY OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH, 1967: UGMS BULL. 84.