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Fraser Island, Australia

Past Producer in Queensland, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079642
MRDS ID W029696
Record type Site
Current site name Fraser Island, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 153.24862, -24.6633 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 153.24862, -24.6633
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dillingham Corp. Of Austr. Pty. Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dillingham Corp.+ Murphyores Holding Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF WET PLANT COMPLEX ON FRASER ISLAND AND A DRY MILL AT MARYBOROUGH.

Comments on development

  • A 2,000 T/H WET PLANT COMPLEX ON THE FRASER ISLAND AND A DRY MILL AT MARYBOROUGH COMMISSIONED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 1975. ; ECON.COM: (1974) INVESTMENTS WILL TOTAL AROUND $4.5 MILLION. THE SHUTDOWN OPERATIONS BEGAN IN JUNE 1977 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN APRIL 1978.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE AUSTRALIAN MINER,JAN. 1978,P.3

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY-1975 REVIEW, P.319

  • Production

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1975 REVIEW

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DECISIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROHIBITED SAND MINING ON FRASER ISLAND AFTER DEC. 1976. FOLLOWING THESE DECISIONS DILLINGHAM AND PARTNER MURPHYORES CLAIMED $ 25 MILLION FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE DECISION.THE GOVERNMENT AT CANBERRA HAS OFFERED ONLY A$ 4.5 MILLION FOR THE D.M. LOSSES-ON AN EX-GRATIA BASIS.

Reporter information

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

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