Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlFossil Shorelines
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Zircon
GangueKaolin, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock
Associated rockGneiss
StructureShores Of Geographe Bay, Yoganup Shoreline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10079628
MRDS IDW029677
Alternate namesYoganup Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.61264, 115.59933
References
JOBSON'S MINING YEARBOOK FOR 1975/76, P.290AUSTRALIAN MINER 6.12.73.P.12METAL BULLETIN, MONTHLY, 5/76HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, J.L. BAXTER 1977.8&9) DEPARTMENT OF MINES, (STATISTICS BRANCH); 17-23) INDUSTRY MINERALS, SEPT. 1974