Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver, Gold, Copper, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Purple Conglomerate-Wagwater Group
Associated rockAndesite · Newcastle Volcanics
Tectonic settingWagwater Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1750
Last production1860
Identification
Deposit ID10105294
MRDS IDTC37430
Alternate namesLiguanea
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.01625, -76.73501
References
HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, P. 11.ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.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.CIMRIHUGHES (1973).