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Port Gregory

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Garnet, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023639
MRDS ID I001020
Record type Site
Current site name Port Gregory

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 114.27218, -28.1634 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM NORTH OF GERALDTON.

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
Garnet Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Zircon Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result THE GARNET HAS A SPECIFIEC GRAVITY OF4.1, HARDNESS OF 7.5, AND SUBANGULAR GRAINS.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 114.27218, -28.1634
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Garnet Millers Australia Pty Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Garnet Millers Australia Pty Ltd. (J.V.: Hancock And Gore Ltd. (50%) And Barton Mines Corp. (50%) As

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 283, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    O'DRISCOLL, MIKE, 1993, GARNET SET FOR BLAST OFF?: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 304, P. 19-33.

  • Production

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991; O'DRISCOLL, 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey CORRECTED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
Updater 01-APR-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1994 Preston, W Western Australia Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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