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Koombana Bay Mine, Australia

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079631
MRDS ID W029682
Record type Site
Current site name Koombana Bay Mine, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.64933, -33.31265 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.6 KM EAST OF BUNBURY RAILWAY STATION

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 DEPOSIT WAS ON THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF KOOMBANA BAY.

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRODUCTION OF ILMENITE, ZIRCON AND MONAZITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF KOOMBANA (IN WEIGHT %): { SI02 1.18 TIO2 54.20 FE2/3 16.90 { FEO 24.4 CAO TRACE MGO TRACE.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.64933, -33.31265
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossil Shoreline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bunbury

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Peron Brothers Pty. Ltd. Cable Ltd. Until 1966
    First year 1956

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CEASED IN 1966 DUE TO DEPLETION OF RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, J.L. BAXTER, 197

  • Production

    8-10) BAXTER, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION CEASED DUE TO DEPLETION OF RESERVES; THE DEPOSIT CONTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 30 PER CENT HEAVY MINERALS.

Reporter information

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

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