Gingin

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities 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. Ownership information
  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 10280866
MAS/MILS ID 6020550061
Record type Site
Current site name Gingin
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.54935, -31.34605 (WGS84)
Elevation 76

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 Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.54935, -31.34605

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 10000M
    Width 750M
    Depth to top 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840619
  • Area 750HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 750
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Swan Coastal Pl

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Westralian Sands Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lennard Oil
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • CURRENT OWNER IS WESTRALIAN SANDS LTD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 750HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 8000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING - 1981. P. 112.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S ENEABBA STRIP WILL BE WORLD'S

  • Deposit

    MAJOR MINERALS SANDS SOURCE. OCTOBER 1974.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW. LENNARD, WESTRALIAN IN W.A.

  • Deposit

    SYNTHETIC RUTILE. JULY 19, 1974, P. 19.

  • Deposit

    THE AUSTRALIAN. CRA IN MOVE TO PROCESS W.A. TITANIUM.

  • Deposit

    APRIL 30, 1982.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. GEOLOGY OF MINERAL SANDS DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. MINERAL SANDS. MINING IN WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA. UNIVERSITY OF W. AUSTRALIA PRESS, 1979,

  • Deposit

    PP. 111, 114, 118.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DUE TO THE LIMITED NATURE OF THE DATA BASE, THE COMMODITY ZIRCON IS REPRESENTED BY ZIRCONIUM. NO CONSIDERATION WILL BE MADE FOR THE SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT TO BE BUILT IN THE PERTH AREA, AS IT IS THOUGHT OF AS A SEPARATE OPERATION, OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS DEPOSIT REPORT. ILMENITE WILL BE SOLD AT COST TO THE PLANT, PLUS FREIGHT FROM GINGIN TO PERTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1996 Fantel, Richard J. / Kaiser, Robin C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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