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Capel Amc

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024963
MRDS ID ISM0715
Record type Site
Current site name Capel Amc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.54933, -33.54597 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

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, Metal Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Bassendean Sand
    Rock description Bassendean Sand

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.54933, -33.54597
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Capel Shoreline -- Beach And Dune

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1956
Year of last production 1987

Mining district

District name Southwest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Associated Minerals Consolidated (AMC)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Renison Goldfields Consolidated, Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAXTER J.L., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRLIA. MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P.77-80.

  • Deposit

    RENISON GOLDFIELDS CONSOLIDATED LTD., 1987, ANNUAL REPORT 1987.

  • Production

    79/00345

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Fortowski, Dennis B. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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