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O'Connor Mine, Australia

Prospect 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097460
MRDS ID W029686
Record type Site
Current site name O'Connor Mine, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.31604, -29.76278 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM EAST OF ENEABBA, ON VICTORIA LOCATIONS 10221 AND 10222

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

  • NORTH OF THE ENEABBA TO THREE SPRINGS ROAD;

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RUTILE, ZIRCON, ILMENITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Kyanite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result ZONE A (IN WEIGHT %): { ILMENITE & ALTERED ILMENITE 59.48 { RUTILE 7.97 ZIRCON 11.96 { KYANITE 8.91 OTHERS, INCL. QUARTZ, TOURMALINE, STAUROLITE AND MONAZITE 9.98 { ZONE F,EST (IN WEIGHT %): { ILMENITE & ALTERED ILMENITE 61.66 { RUTILE 8.14 ZIRCON 15.43 { KYANITE 7.34 OTHERS (SEE ABOVE) 6.04

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.31604, -29.76278
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Eneabba (Fossil) Shorelines

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE, LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Eneabba District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jennings Mining Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jennings (Australia) Ltd., A. V.

Comments on the production information

  • 1-6) PRODUCTION OF THE PLANT AT GERALTON

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) INDICATED RESERVES OF HEAVY MINERALS, CUT-OFF GRADE 2.5 %

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 8094HA

Comments on development

  • JENNINGS HAS A WET CONCENTRATION PLANT AT ENEABBA AND A DRY SEPARATION PLANT AT GERALTON. THE WARF AT GERALTON IS SOME 10 KM FROM THE DRY PLANT. THE WARF JENNINGS HAS FOUR SHEDS WITH COVERED STORAGE CAPACITY FOR 20,000 TONS RUTILE, 20,000 TONS ZIRCON AND 85,000 TONS ILMENITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOV. 1975: JENNINGS MINING-FIRST INTO FULL PRODUCTION AT ENEABBA

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1975 REVIEW

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, MONTHLY, NO. 65, MAY 1976

  • Production

    1-6) JOBSON'S 1975/76 MINING YEARBOOK

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS DIVIDED INTO ZONES (A TO F). THE ZONES A TO E ARE LOCATED IN DUNE SAND AND F IS BURIED BEACH SAND. ZONE F IS SITUATED AT THE FOOT OF THE GINGIN SCARP NORTH OF ENEABBA CREEK. THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS POCKETS OF UP TO 40 PERCENT HEAVY MINERALS. THE H.M. CONTENT OF THE SEDIMENT DECREASES RAPIDLY AWAY FROM ENEABBA CREEK. ZONES A TO E ARE SAND DUNES UP TO 18 M THICK. THE DEPOSITS OVERLIE LATERITIZED YARRAGADEE FORMATION. THE SAND DUNES OCCUR UP TO 152 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL, AND DOWN TO ABOUT 110 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE DUNES CONTAIN AN AVERAGE OF BETWEEN 10 AND 12 CLAY FRACTION AND 2 TO 14 % HEAVY MINERALS.

Reporter information

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

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