| Deposit ID | 10020002 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12149 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argent Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.32358, 40.45577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 11,600 FT S 84 E OF STOCKTON CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 004W | 20 | NE OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh | ||||
| Rock description | Oquirrh | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.32358, 40.45577 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | District Is Between Ophir Anticline On West And Pole Canyon Syncline On East |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rush Valley |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hampton Mining Co. |
| Home office | C/O Willis Smith, Stockton, Ut. 84071 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 259.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12149 |
USGS, 1921, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
USBM, 1941, 1962, 1966, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES
MOORE, 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN TWO SHOOTS ALONG THE GALENA KING GOUGE, THE SHOOTS PITCH TO THE NW WITH THE INTERSECTION OF THE GALENA KING BED OF THE OQUIRRH FM. (N65W, 70 NE) AND TWO NORTH-SOUTH FISSURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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