Stockton Deposit

Prospect in New South Wales, Australia with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium
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 60000792
MRDS ID ISM0642
Record type District
Current site name Stockton Deposit
Alternate or previous names Newcastle Bight Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.84853, -32.82961 (WGS84)
Relative position IN THE OUTER BARRIER DUNE SYSTEM, APPROX 2 KM INLAND FROM COAST. SEVERAL KILOMETERS NORTH OF NEWCASTLE.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
Thorium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 151.84853, -32.82961

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE ENVIRONMENT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1962

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD, 1977, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY REPORT FOR PROPOSED HEAVY MINERAL SAND MINING OPERATIONS IN NEWCASTLE BIGHT DUNES, NORTH OF STOCKTON.

Beyond USGS

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