Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Kyanite, REE, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Rutile
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Yoganup Formation (Eneabba Shoreline)
StructureEneabba Shoreline - Beach And Dune
Tectonic settingPerth Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1974
Last production1985
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10024894
MRDS IDISM0645
Alternate namesAdamson North Deposit, Dobney Deposit, O'Connor Deposit
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.77944, 115.31604
References
PHILLIPS, B.M., BASSETT, N.,1979, DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENEABBA MINERAL SANDS OPERATION OF ASSOCIATED MINERALS CONSOLIDATED LTD, IN AUSTRALIAN IMM WESTERN AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE, 1979, P. 69-77.BAXTER, J.L., 1976, DEPOSITS OF THE MIDLANDS AREA IN HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MIN. RES. BULLETIN 10, P. 61-81.LISSIMAN, J.C., OXENFORD, R.J., ENEABBA RUTILE-ZIRCON-ILMENITE SANDS, WA IN C.L. KNIGHT (ED.), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA & PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AUST IMM, MON. 5, PT 1, METALS, P. 1062-1070.BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF MINERAL SANDS MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN REFERENCE PAPERS: EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS, A COURSE SPONSORED BY ADAB AND ORGANIZED BY WAIT-AID LTD.ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD.AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUST. CONSOL. PRESS. P. 218-232.RGC, 1984, RENISON GOLDFIELDS CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 1984.BMR, 1977-84, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEWS (AMIAR'S) 1977-83.CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS, 1980, CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS ANNUAL REPORT 1980AMIAR'S 1981-84 PC1 & PC3 AMIAR'S 1977-83, PC2 & PC5 BAXTER 1982, PC4 CONSOL. GOLD FIELDS ANN. REP. 1980