Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Tomago Sandbeds
StructureDune, Beach
Tectonic settingBasin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Last production1985
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10024892
MRDS IDISM0643
Alternate namesTomago Sand Pits, Tomago Sandbeds
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.79631, 151.71521
References
CROFTS & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD, 1983, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MINERAL SANDS MINING IN THE TOMAGO SANDBEDS WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA, RUTILE & ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED.DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING, 1983: PROPOSED MINERAL SANDS MINING TOMAGO SANDBEDS WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.R&Z MINES, 1977, THE COMPANY AND ITS PRODUCTS, RUTILE & ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) LTD IN MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM (MAS) DEPOSIT LISTING, US BUREAU OF MINES, TOMAGO SAND PITS.NSW MINING STATISTICS NSW MINING STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY ABS AND PERS. COMM. NSW MINES DEPT.