Speculation Deposits

Occurrence in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica with commodity Silica
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 10063539
MRDS ID TC37391
Record type Site
Current site name Speculation Deposits
Alternate or previous names Hodges, Near Black River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.88143, 18.06375 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1.3 MI NNW OF HODGES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Elizabeth(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Elizabeth

Comments on the location information

  • N. OF NEGRO HOUSE DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.88143, 18.06375

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDING BROMPTON, CAMBRIDGE, AND KILMOREY PEEN DEPOSITS COVERS NO MORE THAN 200 ACRES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 AREAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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