Negro House Deposit

Producer in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  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 10063535
MRDS ID TC37386
Record type Site
Current site name Negro House Deposit
Alternate or previous names Hodges, Near Black River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.87865, 18.05625 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Relative position A LITTLE OVER A MILE NE OF HODGES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Elizabeth(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Elizabeth

Comments on the location information

  • N OF MAIN ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.87865, 18.05625

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.82M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE WITH 251,000 LONG TONS RECOVERABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HUGHES (!973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE THICKNESS, EASTERN SECTOR THICKNESSES UP TO 9 FT, POCKETS UP TO 14 FT IN AREA OF 76.2 ACRES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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