Zion Hill Sand

Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063627
MRDS ID TC37485
Record type Site
Current site name Zion Hill Sand

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.89306, 18.11958 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO PEDRO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.89306, 18.11958

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Above Rocks Area

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1960'S ABOUT 200 CUBIC YARDS/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REED, J.A., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE BOG WALK QUADRANGLE, JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA, BULLETIN NO. 6, 54 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    REED (1966).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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