Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Yoganup Formation
StructureYoganup Shoreline (Beach And Dune)
Tectonic settingPerth Basin (Bunbury Trough)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Last production1987
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10024970
MRDS IDISM0722
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.41264, 115.68266
References
BAXTER J.L., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P77-80.CLARK, GERRY., 1987, ZIRCON--IN DEMAND AS AVAILABILITY SQUEEZED: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS NO. 232, P. 35-45.COLLINS, L.B., HOCHWIMMER, B., AND BAXTER, J.L., 1986, DEPOSITIONAL FACIES AND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE YOGANUP SHORELINE, SOUTHERN PERTH BASIN - IN AUSTRALIA: A WORLD SOURCE OF ILMENITE, RUTILE, MONAZITE AND ZIRCON. THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SYMPOSIA SERIES 46, P9-15.WESTRALIAN SANDS LTD., 1987, ANNUAL REPORTS FOR YEARS 1971 TO 1987 INCLUSIVE.79/00345