Tyson Reynolds Mine

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Location: south of Wrightsdale and close to Octoraro Creek

The Tyson Reynolds mine was on the north part of the old Reynolds property, and is reportedly 200 feet deep. Traces of the old mine still remained in 1955; field evidence, however gives no indication of the extent of operations. It is impossible to tell where the old shaft was, but what remains of the old dump is still visible on a hillside, near the ruins of a brick house.

The dump spills over into a forked gully, in both branches of which disseminated chromite is abundant, fairly well concentrated along broad layers in pale-green serpentine. The chromite is dark bluish gray and is associated with white foliated talc and magnesite. The Tyson Reynolds mine alone among the State Line workings is said to have produced ore known as blue chrome, unusually low in iron. (Pearre and Heyl).