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Wonnerup Beach Mine, 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096539
MRDS ID W029683
Record type Site
Current site name Wonnerup Beach Mine, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.41601, -33.61263 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 8 KM NORTH EAST OF BUSSELTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WONNERUP BEACH MINE (IN WEIGHT %): { SI02 1.00 TI02 54.3 FE203 13.57 { FEO 27.7 CAO TR. MG? TR. { ILMENITE COMPOSITION TI02 52.9 TO 55.1

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.41601, -33.61263
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.7M
    Length 3500M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossil Shoreline

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY MINERALS IS RICHEST AT ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE WATER TABLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name Busselton

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cable Ltd.
    First year 1956

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1) HEAVY MINERALS CONTAINING 85 % ILMENITE, 6% ZIRCON, 2 % RUTILE, 7 % GARNET, PRIOR FOR MINING. 2) PROVED RESERVES.

Comments on development

  • THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED BY ILMENITE MINERALS PTY. LTD. BETWEEN 1959 AND 1966. THE COMPANY WAS PURCHASED BY CABLE (1956) LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    BAXTER, 1977

Reporter information

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

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