USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Pinal County
Orphan Boy Mine
Source Corroborated Lead Mixed Underground / Surface 2 mapped shafts 2 mapped adits
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pinal
- Mining district
- Mineral Hill District
- Development status
- Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Lead
- Verification
- Source Corroborated
Also known as
- Sunset, Silver Queen
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
-
Shaft
— documented in 2 source records.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features -
Adit
— documented in 1 source record.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 2 shaft symbols
- 2 adit symbols
- Shaft : Mineral Mtn. , 1964
- Shaft : Mineral Mtn. , 1964
- Adit : Mineral Mtn. , 1964
View individual source records (5)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
-
Adit
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Source Corroborated
Additional historical source evidence corroborates this record. This is not a member field verification of current conditions.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Producer
Operators / organizations
- K. Pomeroy, Az, Az. Silver Inc. B. Sweet , V. Lamb , · Historical operator
- Mineral Mountain Mining And Milling Co. · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Calcite
- Limonite
- Quartz
- Anglesite
- Argentite
- Galena
- Sphalerite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (2)
- mapped adit symbols (2)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Related underground mines
Bluebird Mine
Arizona · Pinal County
Source Corroborated Lead Past Producer Mixed Underground/Surface
Documented shaft evidence
Adjust Mine
Arizona · Pinal County
Unconfirmed Lead Producer Underground
Documented shaft evidence
Kitty Why Mine
Arizona · Pinal County
Unconfirmed Gold Producer Mixed Underground/Surface
Historical mapped workings available
Bunker Hill Mine
Arizona · Pinal County
Unconfirmed Lead Producer Underground
Historical mapped workings available