Western Australia
Producer

Dunkley/Norton Deposit

Western Australia, Australia
ZirconiumTitaniumMetalThoriumREE
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Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Bassendean Sand
StructurePart Of The Capel Shoreline, Predominantly Dunal, Also Beach
Tectonic settingPerth Basin (Bunbury Trough)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1984
Last production1985
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10024947
MRDS IDISM0699
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-33.52097, 115.54933
References
BAXTER, J.L., 1977, DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA IN HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ESWA MINERAL RESOURCE, BULLETIN 10, P. 37-60.AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS P. 218-232.