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Dobney Prospect, Australia

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079635
MRDS ID W029687
Record type Site
Current site name Dobney Prospect, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.31604, -29.77944 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Relative position ABOUT 3.5 KM SOUTH OF ENEABBA

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

  • SOUTH OF THE ENEABBA-THREE SPRING ROAD, ON VICTORIA LOCATION 10239.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Analytical data

Result COMPOSITION OF HEAVY MINERAL FRACTURES IN WEIGHT %: { ILMENITE AND ALTERED ILMENITE 65.91 % { RUTILE 10.63 % { ZIRCON 15.68 % { KYANITE 7.05 % { OTHERS .72 % (INCLUDES QUARTZ, TOURMALINE, STAUROLITE, MONAZITE)

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.31604, -29.77944
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Of The Eneabba Shoreline

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE, LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT CONSITS OF A DUNE WHICH OVERLIES A BEACH DEPOSIT AND EXTENDS UP THE FACE OF THE GINGIN SCARP.THE DEPOSIT RESTS UNCONFORMABLY ON THE YARRAGADEE FORMATION. MOST OF THE MINERALIZED SAND IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE DUNE DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1974

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jennings Mining Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DOBNEY PROSPECT IS A NORTHWARD EXTENSION OF THE ADAMSON DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

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