Sugarloaf Hill

Occurrence in Antigua and Barbuda with commodities Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061628
MRDS ID TC34550
Record type Site
Current site name Sugarloaf Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.78575, 17.01792 (WGS84)
Relative position RENDEZVOUS BAY, ABOUT 11 KM SSE OF ST. JOHN'S.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antigua and Barbuda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Antigua and Barbuda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.78575, 17.01792

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN, 1954, ?, REPORTS ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:?.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, S.E., LEVY, ENRIQUE, MARTIN F., CECILIA, 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA: EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, V. H, P. 459-482.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1 MILE DIAMETER, BLEACHED BRECCIATED ROCKS WITH INTENSE ALTERATION AND LIMONITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.