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Yoganup Extended Mine, Australia

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097459
MRDS ID W029678
Record type Site
Current site name Yoganup Extended Mine, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.68266, -33.41264 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
Relative position 11 KM SOUTHWEST OF CAPEL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • THE DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG THE WHICHER ESCARPMENT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary
REE Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result DATA OF THE EASTERN STRAND LINE
Result A) COMP. OF HEAVY MINERAL FRACTION: { AVERAGE GRADE H.M. 17.68, RATIO M3 OVERBURDEN PER TON H.M. 0 { AVERAGE TI02 % OF ILMENITE 58.0 { B) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE OF HEAVY MENERAL CONCENTRATE: { ILMENITE 76.0 ALTERED ILMENITE 9.0 { LEUCOXENE 7.6 RUTILE 0.7 { ZIRCON 5.3 MONAZITE 0.2 { OTHERS 0.6 { ILMENITE + ALTERED ILMENITE + LEUCOXENE 92.6

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.68266, -33.41264
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Yoganub Shoreline

Ore body information

  • Length 7000M
    Width 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossil Shoreline

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SHORELINE DEPOSITS AT YOGANUP EXTENDED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE NORTHWARD EXTENSION OF THOSE IN THE YOGANUP CENTRAL MINE. THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPAL SHORELINES WHERE MINING TAKES PLACE. A THIRD LARGE DEPOSIT CONTAINS HEAVY MINERALS NOT CHEMICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE CURRENT MARKET. ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEPOSITS ARE A NUMBER OF SMALLER HEAVY MINERAL BEARING HORIZONS. FIVE ANCIENT HEAVY MINERAL HORIZONS AT YOGANUP EXTENDED MINE ARE AT 66,43 TO 43, 36, 2, 8 AND 26 TO 28 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Mining district

District name Capel

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Westralian Sands Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • ALL PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED FROM BUNBURRY, ILMENITE IN BULK, ZIRCON AND MONAZITE IN BAGS.

Comments on development

  • THE ORE IS MINED USING RUBBER-TYRED SCRAPERS AND BULLDOZERS, AND CONCENTRATED ON SITE BY WET GRAVITY SEPARATION. CONCENTRATES ARE TRANSPORTED TO CAPEL BY ROAD FOR MINERAL SEPARATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1977, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, J.L. BAXTE

  • Production

    8&9) J.L. BAXTER, 1977

Reporter information

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

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