Arizona · Pinal County
Producer

Orphan Boy Mine

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
LeadCopperZincSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Vein, Nw Trending
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Schist · Madera Diorite;Pinal Schist
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureTert 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
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1924
Last production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10048303
MRDS IDM899861
Alternate namesSunset, Silver Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.20759, -111.16098
References
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILEABGMT CLIPPINGS FILA DATAARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAUSBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #776USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-468, 1978.