Hope Mine

Past Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Gold
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105294
MRDS ID TC37430
Record type Site
Current site name Hope Mine
Alternate or previous names Liguanea

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.73501, 18.01625 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 MI EAST OF PAPINE.

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

  • AT ROCK CASTLE, FOOTHILLS OF PORT ROYAL MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGES OF CHANNEL SAMPLES: 5.8-11.3% PB, 1.6-6.1% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Newcastle Volcanics
    Rock description Newcastle Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Purple Conglomerate-Wagwater Group
    Rock description Purple Conglomerate-Wagwater Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.73501, 18.01625

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-N30E
    Dip 45-50W
    Plunge 15
    Plunge direction NORTH
    Thickness 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1750
Year of last production 1860

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Duke Of Buckingham (1850'S)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1962
    Total resources 56000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1962
    Zinc Zn 3.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1962
    Silver Ag 5.647 g/mt Silver Minor 1962
    Gold Au 1.694 g/mt Gold Minor 1962

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CALCULATED FOR BLOCK FROM SURFACE TO 40 FT BELOW THE 5TH LEVEL BASED ON DRILLING.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, SHAFTS, 5 DIFFERENT LEVELS

Comments on development

  • REEXAMINED IN 1943, 1949, 1951.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN, F.C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION EDS., DENGO, G. AND CASY, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, V. H., P. 459-482.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATIONS AND IRREGULAR VEINLETS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE WITH CARBONATE GANGUE; LENTICULAR ORE ZONE PITCHES 15 DEGREES NORTH.
Deposit 205 PB/204 PB = 18.722, 207 PB/204/PB = 15.593, 208 PB/204 PB = 38.290. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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