Stockton

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Zirconium, Titanium
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 60000799
MRDS ID ISM0653
Record type District
Current site name Stockton
Alternate or previous names Newcastle Bight

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.84853, -32.82961 (WGS84)
Relative position IN THE OUTER BARRIER DUNE SYSTEM, APPROXIMATELY 2 KM INLAND FROM COAST. SEVERAL KMS 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
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical 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 Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1962
Year of first production 1984

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD.
    Interest 100
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD
    Interest 100

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, MINERAL SANDS; IN LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ED. 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85: NEDLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS. P. 218-232.

Beyond USGS

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