Tyrrell Mine

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128740
MRDS ID MO13798
MAS/MILS ID 0410290014
Record type Site
Current site name Tyrrell Mine
Alternate or previous names Manganese Metals Co., Tyrrell Mine Lake Creek Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -122.57923, 42.37373 (WGS84)
Elevation 709
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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 037 S 002 E 10 NWNW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -122.57923, 42.37373

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N38W
    Dip 07N
    Thickness 12M
    Length 610M
    Width 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N38W:07N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tyrrell Manganese Co
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Gmc Co.-Lessee
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 17, 1942, P. 16.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 5369, 1958, P. 49.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN THE 1956 REPORT BY APPLING INFERRED RESERVES ARE GIVEN AS TO 150000 TONS CONTAINING BETWEEN2 TO 6 PERCENT MN. SO FOR T RESOURCE MATRIX THE FIGURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE RANGES WAS THE PERCENTAGE. FIGURES FOR SI AND FE ARE FROM A 1942 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE ORE. ALSO A SPECTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ORE SHOWED AL TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 5 PERCENT AND CA TO BE O PERCENT. THE CURRENT OWNERSHIP STATUS OF THIS PROPERTY IS UNKNOWN. OWNER OF THE ADJOINING TYRRELL RANCH IS JOHN WALCH, 5280 S. FORK LITTLE BUTTE RD., EAGLE POINT, ORE. TEL:(503)826-4659

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-92 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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