Unnamed-Beach Between Richmond River and 2 Miles S. of Evans Head

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Platinum, PGE, Thorium, Gold, Tin, Titanium, Metal
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037858
MRDS ID M045049
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed-Beach Between Richmond River and 2 Miles S. of Evans Head

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 153.42913, -29.15977 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTHERN PART OF COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES-100 MI S. BRISBANE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 153.42913, -29.15977

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEACH SANDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1878

Mining district

District name Richmond River District

Comments on the production information

  • ORE RAN .0208 OZ/TON TOTAL PLATINUM METALS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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