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Swift River Valley - Mochotoleckies

Past Producer in Portland, Jamaica with commodities Iron, Copper
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063600
MRDS ID TC37457
Record type Site
Current site name Swift River Valley - Mochotoleckies
Alternate or previous names Retirement, Banff, Old Spanish Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.58833, 18.21485 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 0.25 MI N OF MOCHO, 4 MI SSW OF HOPE BAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Portland(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Portland

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MI BELOW COFFEE PIECE IN SWIFT RIVER VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result MOCHO: CHANNEL SAMPLE OVER 5 FT, 0.8% CU, CHANNEL SAMPLE OVER 18 IN, 1.2% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.58833, 18.21485
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.46M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LECKIES (BANFF) 18 IN COPPER BEARING VEIN IN SEDIMENTS; MOCHO (RETIREMENT) 2 VEINS CUT GRANODIORITE; LATTER WORK SHOWS 5 FT WIDE ZONE WITH MINERALIZATION CONCENTRATED IN 18 IN TRENDING NE IN GRANODIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED BY SPANISH EARLY ON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

Reporter information

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

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