| Deposit ID | 10048303 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899861 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orphan Boy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunset, Silver Queen |
| Related records | 10137350 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.16098, 33.20759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | 5.2 MILES NE OF MINERAL MOUNTAIN (ELV.3351) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002S | 012E | 31 | SW OF SW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Madera Diorite;Pinal Schist |
| Rock description | Madera Diorite;Pinal Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -111.16098, 33.20759 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tert Rhyolite And Quartz Latite Intrusions And Prec Diorite Near And East Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Madera Diorite In Nw Trending Outcrops, Tertiary Rhyolite At Mine And 1/4 Mile East |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E TO W |
| Dip | 60 SW |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1924 |
| Year of last production | 1963 |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | K. Pomeroy, Az, Az. Silver Inc. B. Sweet , V. Lamb , |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineral Mountain Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899861 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210936 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILA DATA
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
USBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #776
USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-468, 1978.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PARALLEL MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES IN RHYOLITE, THEY ARE SEPARATED BY A SMALL INTRUSIVE MASS OF MONZONITE. MINERALIZATION IS SIMILAR TO THAT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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