Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Bassendean Sand
StructurePredominantly Dune, Also Beach And Swale Deposits; Part Of Bassendean Dune System, Capel Shoreline.
Tectonic settingPerth Basin (Bunbury Trough)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1964
Last production1985
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10024946
MRDS IDISM0696
Alternate namesCapel Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.51264, 115.58266
References
BAXTER, J.L., 1977, DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA IN HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, CHAPTER 4, P. 37-60.COOPE, B., 1982, TITANIUM MINERALS - FOCUS ON PRODUCTION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS JULY 1982, P. 27-35.AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS, P. 218-232.ANON, 1979, THE INDUSTRY'S COMPANIES - MINING HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS IN SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, QUARRY MINE AND PIT V. 18, NO. 9.BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF MINERAL SANDS MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA P. 65-79 IN EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS BY AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU.WESTRALIAN SANDS ANNUAL REPORT 1983, P. 5. PC1 (BAXTER, 1982, TABLE 1); PC2, PC3 - BASED COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS