Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, REE, Thorium, Kyanite, Zirconium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePLACER, MARINE
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureMUNBINEA SHORELINE - BEACH AND DUNE DEPOSITS
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1975
Last production1977
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID60000838
MRDS IDISM0705
Alternate namesJurien Prospect
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-30.31279, 115.16607
References
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS P. 218-232.BAXTER, J.L., 1977,HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MINERAL RES BULL. 10, P. 75-77.BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF MINERAL SANDS MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN REFERENCE PAPERS: EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS, AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU (ADAB) AND WA SCHOOL OF MINES KALGOORLIE (WAIT).GARDINER, J.E., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS ALONG THE COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BMR RECORD 1977/34.NATIONAL MINER, 1977, AUSTRALIAN MINES HANDBOOK, P. 145.