| Deposit ID | 10024956 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0708 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yoganup Extended Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.68266, -33.41264 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Yoganup Formation |
| Rock description | Yoganup Formation |
| (1) | 115.68266, -33.41264 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Yoganup Shoreline (Beach And Dune) |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Year of last production | 1985 |
| District name | South Western |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Westralian Sands Ltd. (60%), And Tioxided Australia Pty Ltd (40%) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0708 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | TI017 |
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS, P. 218-232.
BAXTER, J., 1977, DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA IN HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GSWA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P. 37-60, CHAPTER 4.
BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF MINERAL SANDS MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN REFERENCE PSPERS: EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS, A COURSE SPONSORED BY ADAB AND ORGANIZED BY WAIT-AID LTD, P. 65-79.
COOPE, B., 1982, TITANIUM MINERALS - FOCUS ON PRODUCTION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1982, P.27-35.
ANON, 1979, THE INDUSTRY'S COMPANIES - MINING HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS IN SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA: QUARRY, MINE AND PIT, V. 18, NO. 9.
RF1 PC1 WESTRALIAN SAND LTD ANNUAL REPORTS, PC2 BAXTER, 1982
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | Porter, Lyn M., And Gray, Jonathan M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.