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Stockton/Viney Mdl Nsw Operations

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities REE, 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. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280332
MAS/MILS ID 6020150025
Record type Site
Current site name Stockton/Viney Mdl Nsw Operations

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 151.18184, -32.813 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Comments on the location information

  • ASSUMED LAT./LONG. IS FOR HAWKS NEST PLANT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 151.18184, -32.813
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 960905

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1985
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Comments on exploration

  • REC 1 IS FOR STOCKTON DEPOSIT. REC 2 IS FOR VINEY CREEK.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner BHP-Utah Minerals International Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineral Deposits Ltd.
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description Stockton Plant Capacity 500 Myph Ore
  • Year 1987
    Description Hawks Nest Mill Zircon Conc. Capacity 50000 Mtpy Zircon
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Zirconium Zirconium 50000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Hawks Nest Mill Rutile Conc. Capacity 50000 Mtpy Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 50000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Viney Creek Plant Capacity 1700 Mtph Ore
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Description 1986-1987 Hawks Nest Zircon Concentrate 12186 Mt Stockton+Viney Zircon
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 12186mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Description 1986-1987 Hawks Nest Ilmenite Concentrate 9895 Mt Stockton+Viney Ilmenite
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 9895mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Description 1986-1987 Hawks Nest Rutile Concentrate 13684 Mt Stockton+Viney Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 13684mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Description 1985-1987 Crude Mixed Concentrate 38601 Mt Stockton+Viney Conc.
  • Year 1987
    Period 1985-1987
    Description 1985-1987 Crude Mixed Concentrate 63552 Mt Stockton+Viney Conc.
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Description 1987-1988 Hawks Nest Monazite Conc. 214 Mt Minazite
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 214mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Description 1987-1988 Hawks Nest Zircon Conc. 17619 Mt Zircon
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Zirconium Zirconium 17619mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Description 1987-1988 Hawks Nest Ilmenite Conc. 6117 Mt Ilmenite
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 6117mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Description 1987-1988 Hawks Nest Rutile Conc. 22640 Mt Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 22640mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 130166400mt ore
    Demonstrated 130166400mt ore
    Total resources 130166400mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 0.258 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Titanium TiO2 0.0413 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    REE Y Group 0.001 wt-pct REE Trace 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.0928 wt-pct Zirconium Minor 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STOCKTON DEPOSIT INSITU RESERVES = 40,000,000 MT. VINEY CREEK INSITU RESERVES = 80,000,000 MT.
  • TOTAL FEED RESERVES = 130,166,400 MT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Water
    Area 250000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method MECHANICAL DREDGE-SW
    Percent Waste Rock 99.4
    Minable Surface Area 100
    Percent Recovery 100
    Primary type of Cover LOOSE CLAY SILT AND SAND
    Hardness of ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness .2
    Dist. to Port Facilities 105
    General Remarks STOCKTON+VINEY
    Capacity 41765
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .551
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Operating Hours per Day 24
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *INDUSTRIALS MINERALS, DEC. 1987.

  • Production

    *E&MJ, NOV. 1987, PP 44-47.

  • Deposit

    *NEW SOUTH WALES INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MINE DOSSIER, COMPILED

  • Deposit

    BY R.G. HIRST, DEPT. OF MINERALS AND ENERGY, INFORMATION

  • Deposit

    CURRENT AT APRIL 30, 1988, PP. 86, 88.

  • Ownership

    *REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/1992, P. 223.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON ORIGINAL KAISER CONTRACT WAS INCLUDED IN WITH BRIDGE HILL RIDGE (#6020150024), NOW PRODUCING AT STOCKTON BIGHT AND VINEY CREEK. DRY PLANT IS AT HAWKS NEST. SITE VISITED IN 1990. THE CURRENT OWNER IS M . GEOMETRY OF VINEY CREEK ONLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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