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Big Tanky

Producer in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica with commodity Silica
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107159
MRDS ID TC37387
Record type Site
Current site name Big Tanky
Alternate or previous names Hodges, Near Black River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.88004, 18.04347 (WGS84)
Elevation 4
Relative position 0.5 MI WEST 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

  • SOUTH OF MAIN ROAD.

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) -77.88004, 18.04347
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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 West India Glass Co. Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • INCLUDES COW MARKET AND CRAWFORD'S PEN DEPOSITS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE OF WHICH 130,000 LONG TONS IS RECOVERABLE.

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

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POCKETS UP TO 6 FT. OVER 46.3 ACRES; PART OF 1.8 SQUARE MILE CONCESSION AREA.

Reporter information

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

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