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Kirkvine

Producer in Manchester, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158166
MAS/MILS ID 2420030001
Record type Site
Current site name Kirkvine
Alternate or previous names Kirkvine Mine, Shooters Hill, Manchester Plateau, Comfort, Hoe, Melrose, Trinity

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.61645, 18.11739 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manchester(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Manchester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.61645, 18.11739
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 900730
  • Area 6000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSITS ARE FLAT LYING. THE DEPOSITS RANGE UP TO 43 METERS IN LENGTH AND WIDTH.
  • GANGUE MINERALS ALSO INCLUDE SILICA, IRON OXIDES, AND PHOSPHOROUS.
  • THE DEPOSITS OCCUR PRIMARILY AS INFILLINGS IN VERTICAL WALLED DEPRESSIONS FORMED BY THE COALESCENCE OF CYLINDRICAL VERTICAL PIPES IN THE HIGHLY FRACTURED WHITE LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1942
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Manchester Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alcan Jamaica Ltd. (Jamalcan)
    Interest 93
    Home office Jamaica
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jamaican Government
    Interest 7
    Home office Jamaica
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period 1972 To 1984
    Description Bauxite Ore Production; 1972 To 1984 1300000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 1300000mt
  • Year 2013
    Period 1988 To 2013
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bauxite Ore Production; 1988 To 2013 1644000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 1644000mt

Comments on the production information

  • KIRKVINE MINE OUTPUT, BAUXITE AT 42.8WT% ALUMINA

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 56000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 56000000mt ore
    Total resources 56000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 45 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1989, ALCAN INVESTED $40M TO ACCESS NEW DEPOSITS IN THE COMFORT AREA TO REPLACE HOE, MELROSE, AND TRINITY PITS, WHICH WILL BE EXHAUSTED IN 1992.
  • QM1 COL1 = QM9 COL4; THIS IS GOLDER ASSOC. CONTRACT DATA FROM 1981. QM9 COL5 DATA IS THE RECOVERABLE ORE RESERVE/RESOURCE BASED ON THE INSITU RESERVE/RESOURCE OF QM1 COL2, AND RESERVE MATRIX COL 2 USING A MINE RECOVERY OF 90% AND ORE DILUTION OF 5%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness .5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LYEW-AYEE,PARIS A.JUNE,1973.AN APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL P

  • Deposit

    MING AND SYSTEMS SIMULATION TO BAUXITE MINING OPERATIONS I

  • Deposit

    JAMAICA;MASTERS THESIS,PENN STATE UNIV.PP.1-9

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CORP.1973.SURVEY OF PLANNED

  • Deposit

    INCREASES IN WORLD BAUXITE,ALUMINA&ALUMINUM CAPACITIES,197

  • Deposit

    LONDON,ENGLAND,1974.P.91.

  • Deposit

    MOOREHEAD,G.A. BAUXITE MINING IN JAMAICA.MINE&QUARRY ENGINEE

  • Deposit

    JUNE,1961.PP. 248-257

  • Deposit

    TERRIER,C.O.CHIEF ENGINEER,REYNOLDS JAMAICA MINES,LTD.;LETTE

  • Deposit

    APRIL 29,1975

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, RICHARD, ALCAN-BAUXITE PIONEER OPERATES TWO ALUMINA

  • Deposit

    PLANTS, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1977, P. 115-

  • Deposit

    117.

  • Deposit

    WILBURN, D.R. AND DW.D. JACKSON. TRIP REPORT - JAMAICA,

  • Deposit

    GUYANA, AND VENEZUELA. UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENT, OCT. 1988;

  • Deposit

    AVAILABLE UPON REQUIST FROM D.R. WILBURN, BUMINES, DENVER

  • Deposit

    COLORADO.

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. UNPUBLISHED DATA

  • Deposit

    SUPPLIED DURING SITE VISIT, 1988, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL BAUXITE ASSOCIATION (JAMAICA). TAXATION

  • Deposit

    REGIMES IN IBA MEMBER COUNTRIES - UPDATE. IBA/EB/XXX/21/

  • Deposit

    84, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, AUG, 1984, PP.21-22.

  • Deposit

    JAMAICAN BAUXITE INSTITUE (JAMAICA). COUNTRY PROFILE OF THE

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE-ALUMINA INDUSTRY IN GUYANA. KINGSTON, JAMAICA,

  • Deposit

    MAR. 1981, 17 PP.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., H.F. KURTZ, J.C. OLSON, AND C.L. NEELEY.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. GEOL. SURV.

  • Deposit

    PROF. PAPER 1076-B, 1986, PP. 62-64.

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPT. OF STATE. BACKGROUND NOTES - GUYANA. BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUB. 8095, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1985, 4 PP.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. REFRACTORY BAUXITE. REFACTORIES

  • Deposit

    SUPPLEMENT, 1983.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. BAUXITE - ALUMINATING NON-METALLURGICAL

  • Deposit

    SECTORS. 1988, P. 67-72.

  • Deposit

    HOSE, H.R. IN 3RD INT.CONG. OF ICSOBA, 1973.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PREVIOUS EVALUATION: 1987. ALUMINUM UPDATE STUDY EVALUATOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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