Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Bassendean Sand (Capel Shoreline)
StructureCapel Shoreline - Beach And Dune
Tectonic settingPerth Basin (Bunbury Trough)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1956
Last production1985
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10024938
MRDS IDISM0690
Alternate namesCapel South Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.54597, 115.54933
References
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