Manchester
Producer

Kirkvine

Manchester, Jamaica
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBoehmite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1952
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10158166
Alternate namesKirkvine Mine, Shooters Hill, Manchester Plateau, Comfort, Hoe, Melrose, Trinity
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.11739, -77.61645
References
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