Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium
SecondaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFossil Shorelines
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · South-Perth-Formation, Siltstones Sandstones, Conglomerates;Yarragadee Formation; Siltstones, Sandstones, Conglo;Cockleshell-Formation, Siltstones Sandstones, Conglomerates
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1973
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10079636
MRDS IDW029688
Alternate namesAdamson Deposit, Stage 1 Operations
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.89611, 115.26604
References
AUSTRALIAN MINING, SEPT. 1973, FIRST PLANT AT ENEABBA BEGINS OPERATIONS.LISSIMAN, J.C, AND OXENFORD, R.J., THE ALLIED MINERALS N.L. HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSIT AT ENEABBA, W.A., MAY 1973.AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1974, REVIEW.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 51.BAXTER, 1977