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Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica Inc. - Halse Hall

Producer in Clarendon, Jamaica with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085135
MRDS ID W700678
Record type Site
Current site name Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica Inc. - Halse Hall
Alternate or previous names Mocho Mountains, Woodside Mine, Breadnut Valley Mine, Teak Pen Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.23307, 17.96736 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clarendon(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Clarendon

Comments on the location information

  • NE OF MAY PEN; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUE FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR MAY PEN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 112
USGS model code 38c
Deposit model name Bauxite, karst type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Limestone Formation
    Rock description White Limestone Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.23307, 17.96736
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alcoa Minerals Of Jamaica Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY 1-3 MILLION TONNES/YEAR.

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 1,000,000 AND 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINING MAGAZINE (1989)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERS AN AREA OF 50 MILES SQUARE, HALSE HALL IS THE MILL SITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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