Copper Mine Point

Occurrence in British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom with commodities Copper, Molybdenum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062299
MRDS ID	TC35635
Record type	Site
Current site name	Copper Mine Point

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-64.43274, 18.45064 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

British Virgin Islands(province)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virgin Islands(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United Kingdom	British Virgin Islands

Comments on the location information

MAYBE THE SAME PLACE AS RECORD TC34531 BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Molybdenum	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Molybdenite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	53
USGS model code	17
Deposit model name	Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number	4

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Rock unit name	Virgin Island Batholith
Rock description	Virgin Island Batholith

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-64.43274, 18.45064	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35635

Bibliographic references

Deposit

KESLER, S.E., JONES, L.M., AND WALKER, R.L., 1975, INTRUSIVE ROCKS ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN ISLAND ARC AREAS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, P. 515-526
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BATHOLITH CONSISTS OF 75% GABBRO TO QUARTZ DIORITE, 25% GRANODIORITE IN 100 SQUARE MILE OUTCROP. 71 SAMPLES AVERAGE 37 PPM CU, RANGE 6-200 PPM; 48 PPM ZN, RANGE 11-175 PPM; 15 SAMPLES, 9 PPM PB, 3-17 PPM PB. 87SR/86SR INITIAL RATIOS 0.7044 AND 0.7032.
Deposit	CLOSELY SPACED N-TRENDING VEINS OF QUARTZ - K-FELDSPAR - CHALCOPYRITE - PYRITE - MOLYBDENITE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.