Moreton Island

Past Producer in Queensland, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000789
MRDS ID ISM0639
Record type District
Current site name Moreton Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 153.39859, -27.17982 (WGS84)
Relative position ISLAND SITUATED 40 KM EAST OF BRISBANE. HIGH GRADE SANDS OCCUR ON THE NE COAST BETWEEN CAP CLIFF AND EAGERS CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 153.39859, -27.17982

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE-BEACH AND DUNE DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1957
Year of last production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner RENISON GOLDFIELDS CONSOLIDATED LTD (THROUGH SUBSIDIARY A.M.C.)
  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LIMITED
  • Type Operator
    Owner TANGALOOMA MINERALS P/L
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LIMITED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOK, N.J., MUIR, D. SIR, AND KRIMMER, A.W., 1977, COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY - FUTURE LAND USE MORETON ISLAND.

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1981, SANDMINING ON MORETON ISLAND: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION REPORT, PARLIAMENTARY PAPER NO. 362/1981.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUST. CONSOL. PRESS, P. 218-232.

  • Deposit

    CONNAH, T.H., 1961, BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND: G.S.Q., PUBLICATION NO. 302, QUEENSLAND DEPT MINES.

Beyond USGS

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