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Beenup

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Titanium, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158780
MAS/MILS ID 6020550047
Record type Site
Current site name Beenup

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.39933, -34.27924 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.39933, -34.27924
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 13M
    Length 2500M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 13M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4.5
    Date of Last Modification 930106

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Dry
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineral Deposits Ltd. (Mdl) Sudsidiary Of Bhp-Utah
    Interest 100
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 500000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000000mt ore
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 1.378 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Titanium TiO2 0.0038 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.052 wt-pct Zirconium Minor 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEAR SCOTT RIVER, BUT DIFFERENT FROM CSP DEPOSIT OF THAT NAME. MDL (NOW OWNED BY BHP) DOING MUCH OF THE EXPL. SITE VISITED 6/90, AS WELL AS HEADQUARTERS VISIT IN PERTH. THIS SEQ. # USE TO BE FOR SCOTT RIVER DEPOSIT, NOW THAT O ONE IS INCLUDED WITH CSP OPERATIONS (6020550042).

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE PROJECT IS PLANNED TO PRODUCE 600,000 TPA OF ILMENITE AND 20,000 TPA OF ZIRCON. THE OPERATION WILL BE SIMILAR TO STOCKTON AND HAWKS NEST, CONSISTING OF A DREDGE, FLOATING CONCENTRATION PLANT AND DRY MILLS.
  • BHP EXPECTS TO INVEST MORE THAN A$200 MILLION IN THE DREDGING AND SEPARATION PROJECT.
  • MDL WILL BEGIN TRIAL MINING IN MID 1993. THE COMPANY IS LOOKING TO START PRODUCTION IN 1995, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS. MOST OF THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AS OF 12/92, THEY ARE HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS ON POWER PLACEMENT. AN ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE COMPLETED FIRST. COMMISSIONING OF THE PLANT IS NOT DUE UNTIL SEPT. 1996. THE FIRST SHIPMENTS ARE EXPECTED IN 1997.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BHP IS NEGOTIATING WITH TINFOS A/S GROUP OF NORWAY FOR A SMELTER JOINT VENTURE TO PROCESS ILMENITE AT THE TINFOS TITAN & IRON K/S SMELTER AT TYSSEDAL IN NORWAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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