Reynolds Jamaica Mines Ltd.

Producer in Saint Ann, Jamaica with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085140
MRDS ID W700683
Record type Site
Current site name Reynolds Jamaica Mines Ltd.
Alternate or previous names Waterville Valley Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.12502, 18.31568 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Ann(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Ann

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR BELMONT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 112
USGS model code 38c
Deposit model name Bauxite, karst type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Limestone Formation
    Rock description White Limestone Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.12502, 18.31568

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Reynolds Jamaica Mines Ltd.
    First year 1944

Comments on the production information

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY GREATER THAN 3 MILLION TONNES/YEAR.

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY GREATER THAN 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINING MAGAZINE (1989)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REYNOLDS BEGAN EXPLORATION IN 1944, INACTIVE 1991 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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