Tip Top Mine

The Tip Top Mine is a manganese mine located in Stanislaus county, California.

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: Tip Top Mine  

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.52806, -121.37361

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Tip Top Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tip Top Mine
Secondary: Seagrave
Secondary: Ingram Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Stanislaus


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE GRADE ABOUT 30 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): ORE HOSTED IN FRANCISCAN COMPLEX--L. TO L. ; GEOL.DESC: 3 ORE BODIES LIE IN SAME CHERT BELT AS FOUND AT BUCKEYE MINE TO THE W. 2 N. ORE BODIES ARE 600 TO 800 FT. STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE S. ORE BODY. S. ORE BODY CAN BE TRACED FOR 300 FT, HAS 2 FT. AVERAGE WIDTH, AND LOW GRADE OF ABOUT 20 PERCENT. S. BODY MAY BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER 2 BODIES BY A FAULT. MIDDLE ORE BODY CAN BE TRACED FOR 200 FT, AVERAGE 4 FT. IN THICKNESS, AND RUNS ABOUT 40 PERCENT. N. BODY IS PROBABLY ABOUT 335 FT. LONG, AVERAGE 2 FT. IN WIDTH, UP TO 4 FT., AND GRADE 30 TO 40 PERCENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 298

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 192


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