Cambridge Deposits

Occurrence 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. 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 10063537
MRDS ID TC37389
Record type Site
Current site name Cambridge Deposits
Alternate or previous names Hodges, Near Black River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.88698, 18.06319 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1.4 MILES NW 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

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) -77.88698, 18.06319

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDING KILMOREY PEN, BROMPTON AND SPECULATION COVERS NO MORE THAN 200 ACRES.

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 (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 OR MORE AREAS.

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.