Agnes Water, Australia

Occurrence in Queensland, Australia with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096540
MRDS ID W029693
Record type Site
Current site name Agnes Water, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 152.34864, -24.74662 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF BUNDABERG, 80 KM SOUTH OF GLADSTONE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 152.34864, -24.74662

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineral Deposits Ltd.

Comments on development

  • (1976) THE COMPANY IS AWAITING RULINGS FROM THE FEDERAL AND QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENTS ON ITS PLANS TO MINE BEACH SANDS. ; ECON.COM: (1976) COST OF THE VENTURE IS ESTIMATED AT A$ 14 MILLION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 30, 1976 P.345

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE COMPANY PLANS 10 YEAR OPERATIONS WITH A DESIGNED OUTPUT OF ABOUT 20,000 TPY RUTILE, 27,000 TPY ZIRCON, AND 120,000 TPY ILMENITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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