Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Gold, Titanium, Zirconium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePLACER, MARINE
Deposit sizeN
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID60000847
MRDS IDISM0734
Alternate namesTwelve Mile Beach Deposit
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-42.2298, 171.3148
References
ADAMS, REG, 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE: PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION P. 40-41.MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT: NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 87.CRA EXPLORATION, 1984, MEMO TO CRA EXPLORATION FROM NZ GEOLOGIST.WARD, J., 1971, NZ ILMENITE SANDS: MINERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT; MARCH 1971, 2 P.PORTER, L., 1975, MEMO OF TELEPHONE CALL TO FLETCHER CHALLENGE, FEBRUARY 19