Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE, Zirconium, Gold, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePLACER, MARINE
Deposit sizeN
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID60000850
MRDS IDISM0737
Alternate namesCarters Beach, Nine Mile Beach
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-41.7798, 171.54811
References
MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT, NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 87.ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION P. 40-41.CRA EXPLORATION, 1984, MEMO TO CRA EXPLORATION FROM NZ GEOLOGIST.WARD, J., 1971, NZ ILMENITE SANDS: MINERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, MARCH 1971, 2 P.FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, P. 81-82.