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Wim 150

Occurrence in Victoria, Australia with commodities REE, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023261
MRDS ID I000061
Record type Site
Current site name Wim 150

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.21531, -36.71278 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM FROM HORSHAM IN MURRAY BASIN REGION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Victoria(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Victoria

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF HORSHAM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Xenotime Ore
Zircon Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 121
USGS model code 39c
Deposit model name Shoreline placer Ti

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.21531, -36.71278
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cra Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RARE EARTHS CONTENT IS REPORTED TO CONTAIN 580,000 T MONAZITE AND 170,000 T XENOTIME, OTHERS?

Comments on development

  • AFTER 11 YEARS OF EXPLORATION, DETERMINED NOT CURRENTLY ECONOMIC IN 1992 (PROCESSING ALTERNATIVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED BY CRA). ; ECON.COM: IN 1989, A 120 T/D PILOT SEPARATION PLANT HAD BEEN BUILT. THE MINERAL SANDS ARE FINE GRAINED AND PRESENT A TECHNICAL CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF TREATMENT. THE PILOT PLANT TESTS VARIOUS SEPARATION TECHNIQUES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBJOHNS, NICOLA, 1990, RARE EARTHS, IN SPECIALTY METALS: METALS & MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW - 1990, P. 78-80.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1989, ZIRCONIUM COMES OF AGE: V. 313, NO. 8045, P. 390.

  • Deposit

    STEWART, G.N., 1990, AUSTRALIA, IN PACIFIC AND AUSTRALASIA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 71-72.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1988, TITANIUM BEACH SANDS: V. 159, NO. 5, P. 397-403.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1992, WORLD OF MINERALS--AUSTRALIA: NO. 298, P. 9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBJOHNS, 1990 - MONAZITE AND XENOTIME ESTIMATES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WIM 150 DEPOSIT IS VERY LARGE AND THE CENTRAL CORE CONTAINS MORE THAN 5.0 MT OF ZIRCON. THE FINE GRAINED NATURE OF THE MINERAL SANDS PRESENTS PRESENTS SOME CHALLENGES IN PROCESSING. THERE ARE 5 WIM TITANIUM MINERAL DEPOSITS UNDER 4-5 M OF OVERBURDEN IN THIS AREA. THE DEPOSITS ARE 10-15 M THICK, AND COVER AN AREA OF 40 SQ KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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