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Belmont Estates

Occurrence in Saint Kitts and Nevis with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061598
MRDS ID TC34516
Record type Site
Current site name Belmont Estates

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.59937, 17.16737 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/4 MI. NE OF CHARLESTOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Kitts and Nevis(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR PINNEY'S BEACH (CLARKE'S GUT); ON THE WEST SIDE OF NEVIS PEAK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Chalcanthite Gangue
Halloysite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Best Exposed Is 90% Clay With A Trace Of Alunite.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.59937, 17.16737
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO GOLD WAS DETECTED IN THE AREA, HOWEVER ANOMALOUS HG (1.1 PPM) MAY BE INDICATIVE OF A METAL SYSTEM AT SHALLOW DEPTHS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUTTON, C.O., 1978, THE PETROLOGY OF NEVIS, LEEWARD ISLANDS, WEST INDIES: OVERSEAS GEOL. AND MINER. RESOUR. NO. 52, 32 P.

  • Deposit

    SAUNDERS, J.B. (ED.), 1968, TRANSACTIONS OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, 1965, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: CARIBBEAN PRINTERS, TRINIDAD, 457 P. - UNKNOWN, P. 74 -

  • Deposit

    MARTIN-KAYE, P.H.A., 1955, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF ANTIQUA AND NOTES ON FIELD EXCURSION LUCALITE: FIRST CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA OVER 3000' BY 5000'.
Deposit +300 ACRES - 6500' X 3000', MINOR CU, TRACE OF AU, ASSAYABLE AG. ; 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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