Jurien Bay Deposit

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Kyanite, Thorium, REE, 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 60000838
MRDS ID ISM0705
Record type District
Current site name Jurien Bay Deposit
Alternate or previous names Jurien Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.16607, -30.31279 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM SOUTH EAST OF JURIEN AND SOUTH OF HILL RIVER. ABOUT 65 KM SOUTH OF ENEABBA AND WEST OF THE GERALDTON HIGHWAY. ON VICTORIA LOCATIONS 3750 AND 3927

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.16607, -30.31279

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1971
Year of first production 1975
Year of last production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TIO2 CORPORATION N.L.
    Home office PERTH, AUSTRALIA
  • Type Operator
    Owner WMC MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD.
    Home office PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, J.L., 1977,HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MINERAL RES BULL. 10, P. 75-77.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF MINERAL SANDS MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN REFERENCE PAPERS: EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS, AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU (ADAB) AND WA SCHOOL OF MINES KALGOORLIE (WAIT).

  • Deposit

    GARDINER, J.E., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS ALONG THE COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BMR RECORD 1977/34.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MINER, 1977, AUSTRALIAN MINES HANDBOOK, P. 145.

Beyond USGS

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