| Deposit ID | 10090665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002395 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 80930199 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orphan Boy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Orphan Boy, New Orphan Boy |
| Point of reference | Drill hole |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.102, 39.278 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3192 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Adit labeled on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009S | 078W | 10 | SW4 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Drill hole (1) | -106.102, 39.278 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| Year of first production | 1862 |
| District name | Mosquito |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Earth Sciences, Inc. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burgess, H.G. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1993 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002395 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6719 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC00280 | =newMRDS 10108034, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 80930199 | =newMRDS 10118246, merged and deleted. |
SINGEWALD, Q.D., and BUTLER, B.S., 1933, Suggestions for prospecting in the Alma District, Coloraco: COLOrado SCIentific Society PROCeedings, v. 13, no. 4, p. 89-131.
MINE MAP REPOSITORY: #400048 #409925
MINERALS PROPERTY FILE (USBM?)
MSHA.DBF, 1995.
PILCHER, S.H., GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ORPHAN BOY MINE, PARK COUNTY, CO., 1968, COLO. SCH. MINES PHD THESIS T1063.
CONServation DIVision COMPilation DATE, 9,6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Year of production and discovery from deleted duplicate record 10118246 (old MAS 0080930199, old MRDS DC00280) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1977-03-01 | Hasler, J. William | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1995-04-10 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0080930199 = newMRDS 10118246, merged and deleted. |
| Editor | 2011-08-22 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records 10118246 and 10108034 |
| Reporter | 1972-08-01 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | MRDS DC00280 = newMRDS 10108034 |
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