| Deposit ID | 10280866 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gingin |
| Alternate or previous names | No Alternate Names. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.54935, -31.34605 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 76 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Kyanite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 115.54935, -31.34605 |
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| Thickness | 8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 10000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 750M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 750HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Magnetic And Electrostatic |
| District name | Swan Coastal Pl |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| 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 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 750HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550061 |
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING - 1981. P. 112.
E/MJ. WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S ENEABBA STRIP WILL BE WORLD'S
MAJOR MINERALS SANDS SOURCE. OCTOBER 1974.
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW. LENNARD, WESTRALIAN IN W.A.
SYNTHETIC RUTILE. JULY 19, 1974, P. 19.
THE AUSTRALIAN. CRA IN MOVE TO PROCESS W.A. TITANIUM.
APRIL 30, 1982.
BAXTER, JOHN L. GEOLOGY OF MINERAL SANDS DEPOSITS IN
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
BAXTER, JOHN L. MINERAL SANDS. MINING IN WESTERN
AUSTRALIA. UNIVERSITY OF W. AUSTRALIA PRESS, 1979,
PP. 111, 114, 118.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-OCT-1996 | Fantel, Richard J. / Kaiser, Robin C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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