Western Australia
Past Producer
Capel South Mine, Australia
Western Australia, Australia
Titanium
Metal
Zirconium
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Commodities
Primary
Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Placer
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
LENS
Materials
Ore minerals
Ilmenite, Rutile, Xenotime, Zircon
Gangue
Clay, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Clay, Mud,Sand and Gravel
Associated rock
Basalt
Structure
Fossil Shoreline, The Capel Line
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1956
Identification
Deposit ID
10100224
MRDS ID
W029676
Alternate names
Capel Mine
Region
OC
Data score
B
Coordinates
-33.59597, 115.49934
References
KIPPENBERGER, C.: B.G.R. INTERNER BERICHT, 1977, INFORMATIONSREISE ZU AUSTRALISCHEN BERGBAUBETRIEBEN.HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1977, J.L. BAXTERJ.L. BAXTER (1977)