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Tyrrell Mine

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032341
MRDS ID M013798
Record type Site
Current site name Tyrrell Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.57919, 42.37372 (WGS84)
Relative position W1/2 NW1/4, W1/2 SW1/4 SEC. 10, SW1/4 SW1/4 SEC. 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grizzly Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037S 002E 10 NW OF NW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
    Rock description Elkhorn Ridge Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.57919, 42.37372
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NODULES
    Thickness 24.38M
    Length 548.64M
    Width 45.72M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MANGANESE OXIDES FILL CRACKS AND CAVITIES WITHIN THE TUFF ; GEOL.DESC: PARDEE (21:219) STATES THAT "THE ROCKS ARE NEARLY HORIZONTAL BASALTIC FLOWS AND TUFFS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lake Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1917-1918
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^15-20% Mn (Cons 47% Mn)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 18wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE A PIT 230 FT LONG AND 30 FT DEEP AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    APPLING, R.N., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USBM REPT. INVEST. 5369, P.49

  • Deposit

    LIBBY, F.W. AND OTHERS, 1942, MANGANESE IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 17, P.16

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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