Commodities
PrimaryZirconium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePLACER, MARINE
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID60000790
MRDS IDISM0640
Alternate namesTwelve Mile Beach
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-42.2298, 171.3148
References
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH., 1981, THE IRONSANDS INDUSTRY: INFORMATION LEAFLET, 22P.MANN, G., AND JAMES, D., 1986, THE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BARRYTOWN ILMENITE DEPOSIT AS A SOURCE OF TITANTIUM DIXIDE PIGMENT: IN AUSTRALIA: A WORLD SOURCE OF ILMENITE, RUTILE, MONAZITE AND ZIRCON: THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SYMPOSIA SERIES 46, P. 139-142.MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT: NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN. 87, 94 P.