Dry Hill Showing

Occurrence in Clarendon, Jamaica with commodity Copper
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 10096025
MRDS ID TC37332
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Hill Showing

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.1728, 18.0593 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1.9 MI WSW OF BELFORD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clarendon(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Clarendon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brochantite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE OVER 6 FT ASSAYED 7.8% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.1728, 18.0593

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Clarendon Area

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

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.