| Deposit ID | 10105294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37430 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hope Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Liguanea |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.73501, 18.01625 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 MI EAST OF PAPINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Andrew(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Andrew |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGES OF CHANNEL SAMPLES: 5.8-11.3% PB, 1.6-6.1% ZN. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Newcastle Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Newcastle Volcanics | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Purple Conglomerate-Wagwater Group |
| Rock description | Purple Conglomerate-Wagwater Group |
| (1) | -76.73501, 18.01625 |
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| Strike | N-N30E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45-50W |
| Plunge | 15 |
| Plunge direction | NORTH |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1750 |
| Year of last production | 1860 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duke Of Buckingham (1850'S) |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 56000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37430 |
HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, P. 11.
ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.
KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN, F.C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION EDS., DENGO, G. AND CASY, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, V. H., P. 459-482.
CIMRI
HUGHES (1973).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATIONS AND IRREGULAR VEINLETS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE WITH CARBONATE GANGUE; LENTICULAR ORE ZONE PITCHES 15 DEGREES NORTH. |
| Deposit | 205 PB/204 PB = 18.722, 207 PB/204/PB = 15.593, 208 PB/204 PB = 38.290. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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