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Silver Hill

Occurrence in Montserrat, United Kingdom with commodity Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061585
MRDS ID TC34502
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.1827, 16.79294 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 11 KM NNE OF PLYMOUTH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montserrat(province)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
United Kingdom Montserrat

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH PART OF ISLAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sulfur Ore
Alunite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.1827, 16.79294
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANOMALOUS TRACE ELEMENTS AND IMPRESSIVE EPITHERMAL ALTERATION MAY BE INDICATING AN IMPORTANT GOLD SYSTEM NEARBY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN, 1954?, REPORTS ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:? P. 89

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORTH SILVER HILLS 1/2 MILE SQUARE.
Deposit FOSSIL FUMAROLE ALUNITE, LIMONITE, QUARTZ, PYRITE, SULFUR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J) U.S. Geological Survey

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