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Mt. Elba Gully Deposit

Occurrence in Portland, Jamaica with commodity Iron
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063577
MRDS ID TC37431
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Elba Gully Deposit
Alternate or previous names Vinegar Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.66416, 18.15957 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position 2 MI N OF MORCES GAP, 10 MI S OF BUFF BAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Portland(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Portland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result 10.37% SIO2, 0.92% AL2O3, 76.71% FE2O3, 10.44% FEO, 0.28% CAO, 0.11% MGO, 0.01% MNO, 0.05% P2O5, 0.03% S, 0.06% CO2, 0.09% TIO2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.66416, 18.15957
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "NOT LESS THAN 20,000 TONS"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.

  • 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).

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.

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