Orphan Boy Mine

The Orphan Boy Mine is a gold, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 4,150 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 Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 47.96944, -121.39917

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Orphan Boy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orphan Boy Mine
Secondary: Silver Queen


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silver Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Snoqualmie National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEVERAL SAMPLES ANALYZED BY JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 2.58 OZ/TON AU, 14.1 OZ/TON AG, 1.74% CU, 21.2% ZN, 8.69% AS


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS. DIMENSIONS ARE OF ONE VEIN

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS

Comment (Reserve-Resource): INDICATED AND INFERRED, RESTRICTED MARGINAL RESERVES


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACEIR PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 7, 34.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 163.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON AND OTHERS


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