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Stratham South Mine, Australia

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079630
MRDS ID W029680
Record type Site
Current site name Stratham South Mine, Australia
Alternate or previous names Stratham Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.58269, -30.49608 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Relative position 7.6 KM NORTH OF CAPEL, 23.7 KM SOUTH OF BUNBURY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • THE STRATHAM SOUTH MINE LIES ON THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE CAPEL NORTH OREBODY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary
REE Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.58269, -30.49608
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SAND HILL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossil Shoreline

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS COMPOSED OF FINE TO MEDIUM-GRAINED QUARTZ SAND WITH HEAVY MINERALS.IN THE WESTERN SIDE UP TO 45 % HEAVY MINERALS, IN THE EASTERN PART GRADES ARE GENERALLY LOWER THAN 20 %

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1966

Mining district

District name Capel

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cable Ltd.
    First year 1956

Comments on the production information

  • MET. BULLETIN, MONTHLY, MAY 1976) CURRENT PRODUCTION OF THE ORDER OF 170,000 TPY OF ILMENITE AND 12/15,000 TPY OF ZIRCON.

Comments on development

  • CABLE (1956) LTD. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF KATHLEEN INVESTMENTS (AUST.) LTD. THE DEPOSIT IS MINED BY DREDGE AND FLOATING GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, J.L. BAXTER, 1977

  • Production

    8-12) BAXTER, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS A SAND HILL UP TO 12 M ABOVE THE PLAIN.
Deposit HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATES ARE TRUCKED TO A SEPARATION PLANT AT BUNBURY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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