Mineral Resource Map
Mine detail: Orphan Boy Mine
Previously called 'SunsetSilver Queen'
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Location
| Lat / long: | 33.20759, -111.16098 |
Resource(M)
| Primary: | Lead |
| Secondary: | Copper, Zinc, Silver |
| Tertiary: | Gold |
| Ore: | Anglesite, Argentite, Galena, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Limonite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR |
Production
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Vein |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1924 |
| Last production ended: | 1963 |
Geology
| Host rock: | Madera Diorite;Pinal Schist |
| Host type: | Diorite,Schist |
| Associated type: | Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Tert Rhyolite And Quartz Latite Intrusions And Prec Diorite Near And East Of Mine, Madera Diorite In Nw Trending Outcrops, Tertiary Rhyolite At Mine And 1/4 Mile East |
References
| MRDS | M899861 |
| DEP | 10048303 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILA DATA}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #776}{Deposit:: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-468, 1978.} |
| Reporter | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) |