Orphan Boy

The Orphan Boy is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Orphan Boy  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.0103, -112.56500

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Satelite image of the Orphan Boy

Orphan Boy MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orphan Boy
Secondary: Anglo Saxon
Secondary: Orphan Girl
Secondary: Kit Carson


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Wad
Unknown: Rhodochrosite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ORPHAN GIRL IS ONE OF 39 BUTTE MN DEPOSITS. A COMPLETE EVALUATION OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT IS AVAILABLE UNDER SEQ. NO. 0300930244. THE TONNAGE AVAILABLE AT THE ORPHA GIRL IS NOT USED IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT ASSAY DATA ON PRIMARY COPRODUCTS (ZN,PB,AG). FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS ADVISED.


References

Reference (Deposit): ANON NO DATE ORPHAN GIRL UNPUB USBM MANUSCRIPT


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.