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Cataby

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities REE, Titanium, 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182924
MAS/MILS ID 6020550088
Record type Site
Current site name Cataby
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.51606, -30.72937 (WGS84)
Elevation 85
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.51606, -30.72937
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 11000M
    Width 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 840619
  • Area 275HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 275
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1983
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Swan Coastal Pl

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Metals Exploration Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alliance Minerals Nl
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE OWNERS ARE ELDORADO RESOURCES NL (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CROESUS MINING NL) AND PEKO EXPLORATION LTD. (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NORTH BROKEN HILL PEKO LTD).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Indicated 700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 700000mt ore
    Total resources 700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 7 wt-pct Titanium Major 1979
    Titanium TiO2 70 wt-pct Titanium Major 1979
    Zirconium ZrO2 12 wt-pct Zirconium Trace 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 8974mt ore
    Total resources 8974mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 3.85 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.63 wt-pct Zirconium Trace 1990
    REE REE 0.64 wt-pct REE Trace 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REO IS MONAZITE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 275HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE MINING WILL BE CONTRACTED.
  • THE BULK CONCENTRATE HAS BEEN ASSUMED TO BE SHIPPED TO THE ENEABBA DRY MILL. OTHER PRODUCTS WILL BE ASSUMED TO BE SHIPPED TO GERALDTON, FOR STORAGE AND OVERSEAS OR DOMESTIC SALES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. MINERAL SANDS. MINING IN WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF W. AUSTRALIA PRESS, 1979,

  • Deposit

    PP. 111, 117-118.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. AUSTRALIA: METALS EXPLORATION LTD. MAY 1977.

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING - 1981. P. 110.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. MINERAL SANDS AT CATABY. JULY 23, 1976.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. CATABY ESTIMATE. DECEMBER 10, 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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