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Naracoopa, Australia

Past Producer in Tasmania, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100226
MRDS ID W029700
Record type Site
Current site name Naracoopa, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 144.09854, -39.91277 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Comments on the location information

  • A STRIP FROM NARACOOPA, SOME 11 KM ALONG SEA ELEPHANT BAY, NORTH TO COWPER POINT. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR NARACOOPA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) 144.09854, -39.91277
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • KING ISLAND IS PART OF A NORTH TO SOUTH ANTICLINE IN PRE-CAMBRIAN METAMORPHICS, PARTLY SURROUNDED BY DEVONIAN GRANITE AND LARGELY OVERLAIN BY SUPERFICIAL TERTIARY DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Mining district

District name King Island (East Coast)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Buka Minerals N. L. (Former Naracoopa Rutile Ltd.)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kibuka Mines Pty. Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • THE NARACOOPA DRY PLANT IS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE 10,000 TONS OF RUTILE AND 10,000 TONS OF ZIRCON PER YEAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1 + H2) PROVED AND ESTIMATED RESERVES

Comments on development

  • PLANT MODIFICATIONS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A MILL TO PRODUCE ZIRCON FLOUR WAS COMMISSIONED IN FEB. 1976 ; ECON.COM: BUKA MINERALS N.L. HAS ACQUIRED ALL MINING PROPERTIES AND PLANT AT NARACOOPA FROM NARACOOPA RUTILE LTD. IN 1972.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARCH 1970, P.27, NARACOOPA RUTILE BREAKS NEW GROUND.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY-1974, 1975 REVIEW

  • Deposit

    BUKA MINERALS, ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Production

    17-20) AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1974, 1975 REVIEA H7 1&2) PROVED AND ESTIMATED RESERVES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BEACH PLACERS WHICH CONTAIN THE HEAVY MINERALS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE CENTRAL PART OF THE EAST COAST OF THE ISLAND.

Reporter information

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

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