Gingin Deposit

Prospect in Western Australia, 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 60000835
MRDS ID ISM0701
Record type District
Current site name Gingin Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.86604, -31.27935 (WGS84)
Relative position AS PER RF2. 85 KM NORTH OF PERTH AND 3 KM NORTHWEST OF GINGIN. ORE ZONE NORTH OF GINGIN BROOK.

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
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.86604, -31.27935

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description GINGIN SHORELINE, BEACH AND LAGOON (?)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner WESTRALIAN SANDS LTD.
    Interest 60
  • Type Owner
    Owner TIOXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Interest 40
  • Type Operator
    Owner WESTRALIAN SANDS LTD.
    Interest 60
  • Type Operator
    Owner TIOXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Interest 40

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, J.L., 1977. HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P. 80.

  • 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 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN 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.

Beyond USGS

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