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Bull Bay Quarries

Producer in Saint Thomas, Jamaica with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063518
MRDS ID TC37365
Record type Site
Current site name Bull Bay Quarries
Alternate or previous names Includes Old Quarry, Brooks West, Bito, Brooks East, Cave Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.66723, 17.95763 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE NORTH OF BULL BAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Thomas(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Thomas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SUPPLIES GYPSUM TO CARIBBEAN CEMENT CO. FOR PORTLAND CEMENT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 261
USGS model code 35b.4 (35b.9)
Deposit model name Lacustrine gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.66723, 17.95763
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bell Rock Caribbean Ltd.
    First year 1949
    Last year 1954

Comments on the production information

  • SUPPLIED JAMAICA GYPSUM LTD UP TO 1954, BITO QUARRY MAJOR PRODUCER (1973) BROOKS WEST ALSO PRODUCING; ANN. PRODUCTION 1952-1971 APPEARS TO HAVE COME MAINLY FROM THIS PROPERTY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MOST PROBABLY CAME FROM THIS PROPERTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEDDES, A.J.S., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN JAMAICA AN OVERVIEW IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 225-248.

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN BROOKS WEST QUARRY IS 200 FT THICK DIPS 50-70S TERMINATED TO S ON E-W FAULT, HAS CENTRAL CORE OF ANHYDRITE. IN BITO QUARRY FORMS SYNCLINE WITH 75 FT THICK OVERLAIN BY WAGWATER FM AND NEWCASTLE VOLCANICS, UNDERLAIN BY AND PARTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO HALBERSTADT LIMESTONE AND VOLCANICS.

Reporter information

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

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