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Revere Jamaica Alumina Ltd-Maggotty

Past Producer in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica with commodity Aluminum
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099451
MRDS ID TC37450
Record type Site
Current site name Revere Jamaica Alumina Ltd-Maggotty

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.76114, 18.16569 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Elizabeth(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Elizabeth

Comments on the location information

  • MAGOOTTY USED AS LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Analytical data

Result RED MUD WASTE: 150-172 PPM SC, 892-1050 PPM LA, 780-824 PPM CE, 457-502 PPM ND, 112-120 PPM SM, 16.1-23.7 PPM EU, 29.8-62.1 PPM YB, 5.9-10.5 PPM LU. SAMPLES REPRESENT 1 M, 3 M, AND 7.5 M DEEP IN THE WASTE PONDS.

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) -77.76114, 18.16569
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PLANNED FOR 1971. 450,000 TONS/YEAR AL2O3 CAPACITY (1957) AND PRODUCED 450,000 TONS/YEAR RED MUD WASTE (DRY) OR 2,250,000 TONS/YEAR (WET).

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 196,400 LT ; ECON.YEAR: 1973

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IN MAGGOTTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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