Ness Castle-Cedar Valley

Occurrence in Saint Thomas, Jamaica with commodity Nickel

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063696
MRDS ID	TC37581
Record type	Site
Current site name	Ness Castle-Cedar Valley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-76.5975, 18.01013 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Thomas(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Jamaica	Saint Thomas

Comments on the location information

SOUTH SIDE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN RANGE FROM PENLYNE CASTLE TO NEAR SERGE VALLEY, LOCATION FOR ARNTULLY.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Magnetite	Ore
Serpentine	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-76.5975, 18.01013	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37581

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HILL, V.G., 1961, GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR NICKEL IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA, JAMAICA, W.I.: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 56, NO. 6, P. 1025-1032
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A VERY GOOD PROSPECT (NJP, 12/93).
Deposit	THIN SOILS, BLACK TO RED TOP SOIL. FOUND 2 ANOMALOUS AREAS OF 0.2-0.3% NI, ONE WAS NESS CASTLE AND ARNTULLY, OTHER NORTH OF CEDAR VALLEY; PART OF NI IN MAGNETITE, OTHER IN SERPENTINE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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