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Cooljarloo Prospect, Australia

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079634
MRDS ID W029685
Record type Site
Current site name Cooljarloo Prospect, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.33269, -30.66274 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Relative position 170 KM NORTH OF PERTH, 40 KM SOUTHEAST OF JURIEN

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

  • WEST OF BRAND HIGHWAY, ABOUT 9 KM SOUTHEAST FROM WONGONDERRAH SPRING RESERVE 26248 ON MELBOURNE LOCATION 3864.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.33269, -30.66274
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Munbinea Shoreline

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSITS ARE COMPOSED OF ANGULAR, MEDIUM-GRAINED QUARTZ SAND AND CONTAIN BETWEEN 0 AND 30 PER CENT CLAY AND UP TO 20 PER CENT HEAVY MINERALS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wmc Mineral Sands Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    THE MINER OCT. 1974, P.11

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WESTERN DEPOSIT IS LENTICULAR 30 TO 100 M WIDE AND DOWN TO 30 M DEEP. THE MIDDLE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 9 M OF MINERALIZED SAND, OVERLYING 7 TO 10 M BARREN QUARTZ SAND, BELOW WHICH THERE IS A FURTHER 10 M MINERALIZED SAND 40 TO 120 M WIDE AND 5 KM LONG. THE EASTERN DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 10 M MINERALIZED SAND FORMING A LINE 7 TO 8 KM LONG AND 250 M WIDE.
Deposit THREE DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED NEAR COOLJARLOO WELL. THEY OCCUR AS THREE SUB-PARALLEL LINES OF IMMATURE PARALIC SANDS AND APPEAR TO BE CHANNELS CUT INTO THE UNDERLYING MESOZOIC ROCKS.

Reporter information

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

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