Queensland
Past Producer

Fraser Island

Queensland, Australia
ZirconiumPhosphorus-PhosphatesTitanium
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Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryTitanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsIlmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10232090
Alternate namesFraser Island -*Combined Deposits
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.49658, 152.09863
References
1. PUBLICATION NO. 302, QUEENSLAND DEPT. OF MINES. "BEACHSAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND". T.H. CONNAH1961.2. HEATH, A.A. AND PARTNERS. "MORETON ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL2. UNIV. OF QUEENSLAND PRESS. "BLACK SANDS" BY I.W. MORLEYNOV. 1981.PRESS, NOV. 1981.3. MINING REVIEW. "FRASER ISLAND REVISITED" BY JOHN W.LEWIS. P. 4-12. NOV. 1979.302, 1961, PP. 16 - 17.4. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF TERENCE WILLSTEED AND ASSOCIATES.A.I.M.M., MONOGRAPH NO. 5 OF THE SIR MAURICE MAWBY5. "THE EASTERN AUSTRALIAN RUTILE PROVINCE"BY J.B. MCKELLAR, P1055-P1062 MONOGRAPH NO. 5 OF SIRMAURICE MAUBY.L.J. LAWRENCE, EIGHTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALL-6. D.M. MINERALS "FRASER ISLAND - WHY JUST COMPENSATION ISDUE". JUNE 1978.7. "GENERAL STATE OF THE INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND" BY V.G.BENNETT DATED 1981.