Mine detail: Sue River-Glengoffe

Previously called 'Bantimore River Area'

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Location

Lat / long: 18.22707, -76.88834

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper, Molybdenum
Ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Foxy Hill Formation
Host type:Sandstone,Andesite
Associated rock:Swift River Granodiorite
Associated type:Mafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite

References

MRDSTC37468
DEP10063611
Reference{Deposit:: ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61 P.}{Deposit:: FENTON, ALLISON, 1987, THE (NON-BAUXITE) METALLIC MINERAL POTENTIAL OF JAMAICA IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, ED. R. AHMAD: SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 269-281.}{Deposit:: OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY, 1969, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, NOV. 3, 1969, P.11.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterPage, Norman J.