Curtis Island

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodities Iron, Titanium, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280173
MAS/MILS ID 6020350012
Record type Site
Current site name Curtis Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 151.19867, -23.49667 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 151.19867, -23.49667

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 9000M
    Width 180M
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830415
  • Area 50HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1948
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Curtis Island

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 17920000mt ore
    Total resources 17920000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 0.958 wt-pct Titanium Major 0
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.14 wt-pct Zirconium Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES THE DEPOSITS OF SAND HILL AND YELLOW PATCH. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE QLD. DEPT. OF RES. IND. 7/90.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 55HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Percent Waste Rock 6.8
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Capacity 41143
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .6
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF TERENCE WILLSTEED AND ASSOCIATES

  • Deposit

    UNDATED, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    2. CONNAH, T.H. BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND. QUEENSLAND DEPT. OF MINES PUBLICATION NO.

  • Deposit

    302, 1961, PP. 24 AND 25.

  • Deposit

    3. LAYTON, W. REPORT BY INVESTIGATING GEOLOGIST - REPORT

  • Deposit

    ON ORE RESERVES BY 15 MINING TENEMENTS HELD BY

  • Deposit

    MURPHYORES INCORPORATED PTY. LTD. IN QUEENSLAND. IAN

  • Deposit

    POTTER AND COMPANY, FEB. 23, 1968, PP. 16 AND 17.

  • Deposit

    4. BENNETT, V.G. GENERAL STATE OF THE INDUSTRY IN QUEENS-

  • Deposit

    LAND 1981. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AS REF. # 7 IN FRASER

  • Deposit

    ISLAND, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN REPORT.

  • Deposit

    5. THE MURSO PROCESS FOR UPGRADING ILMENITE TO RUTILE

  • Deposit

    GRADE MATERIAL (MURUTILE) INTRODUCES A NEW ERA FOR TIO2

  • Deposit

    PRESENTED BY MURPHYORES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.