North Stradbroke Island

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 60000791
MRDS ID ISM0641
Record type District
Current site name North Stradbroke Island
Alternate or previous names Bayside Orebody, Ibis Orebody, Gordon Orebody, Amity Lease

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 153.44861, -25.57989 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM LONG ISLAND, 10 KM OFF THE COAST FROM BRISBANE. CRL HAS MINING OPERATIONS IN THE BAYSIDE LEASES ON THE CENTRAL WEST COAST, IN THE AMITY LEASES IN THE FAR NORTH AND IN THE GORDON LEASES IN THE FAR SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.

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) 153.44861, -25.57989

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE OR BEACH ENVIRNONMENT, WIND BLOWN DUNES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1947
Year of first production 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED (CRL)
  • Type Operator
    Owner CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED (CRL)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRL, 1985, CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1985.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BMR, 1984-85, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEWS (AMIAR'S) 1983,198

  • Deposit

    CRL, 1980, MINERAL SAND MINING AND WET PLANT OF CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED , NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, QUEENSLAND IN MINING AND METALLURGICAL PRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA, EDITED BY J.T. WOODCOCK, AUST. IMM, MONOGRAPH 10, P. 746-479.

  • Deposit

    CONNAH T.H., 1961, BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND. GSQ, QUEENSLAND DEPT MINES, PUBLICATION NO. 302.

Beyond USGS

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