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Phillips Valley

Past Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodities Cobalt, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063607
MRDS ID TC37464
Record type Site
Current site name Phillips Valley
Alternate or previous names Phillips Gully

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.6525, 18.09791 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR BLOXBURG, NEAR N BANK OF EAST BARBECUE RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cobaltite Ore
Erythrite Ore
Smaltite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Newcastle Porphyry
    Rock description Newcastle Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.6525, 18.09791
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Vertical Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ATTEMPTS TO MINE MADE IN 19TH CENTURY, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUTHES (1973).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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