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Cooljarloo/Jurien Bay

Producer 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. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207380
MAS/MILS ID 6020550020
Record type Site
Current site name Cooljarloo/Jurien Bay
Alternate or previous names Melbourne, Location 3750, Spencer Lee Property, Jurien Bay / Cooljarloo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.16607, -30.32939 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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 Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.16607, -30.32939
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 14000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840618
  • Thickness 9M
    Length 14000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840618
  • Thickness 30M
    Length 18000M
    Width 500M
    Area 6000HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 10
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6000
    Date of Last Modification 940120

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1971
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Swan Coastal Pl

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ticor Ltd
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Chemical Corp.
    Interest 50
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tiwest
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • MINPROC HOLDINGS CHANGED ITS NAME TO TICOR LTD. IN 1994.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Synthetic Rutile Production 7/90-12/90 1755 Mt Synthetic Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 1755mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Rutile Production 7/90-12/90 4822 Mt Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 4822mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Zircon Production 7/90-12/90 5499 Mt Zircon
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Zirconium Zirconium 5499mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Ilmenite Production 7/90-12/90 80710 Mt Ilmenite
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 80710mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Projected Leucoxene Production 8000 Mtpy Leucoxene
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 8000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Projected Zircon Production 67000 Mtpy Zircon
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Zirconium Zirconium 67000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Projected Rutile Production 33000 Mtpy Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 33000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Projected Ilmenite Production 470000 Mtpy Ilmenite
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 470000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 1st 5 Years Ore Mined 12000000 Mtpy Ore

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1586HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 10400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Water
    Area 6000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method MECHANICAL DREDGE-SW
    Percent Waste Rock 94
    Percent Recovery 96
    Avg. Sediment Thickness 25
    Primary type of Cover LOOSE CLAY SILT AND SAND
    Hardness of ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Dist. to Port Facilities 90
    Capacity 32876
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.967
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Operating Hours per Day 8
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING - 1981. P. 112.

  • Deposit

    BLACK SANDS LIMITED. PROFILE. JULY 1974.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. MINERAL SANDS. MINING IN WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PRESS, 1979,

  • Deposit

    P. 111, TABLES 3.14, 3.15.

  • Deposit

    JOBSON'S MINING YEARBOOK FOR 1981. PP. 409-410.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED WMC RESERVE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. GEOLOGY OF MINERAL SANDS DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

  • Deposit

    QUARRY MINE AND PIT. WMC ENTERS MINERAL SANDS.

  • Deposit

    MARCH 1975, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL REVIEW. SAND MINERS TAKE STOCK IN GOV'T'S

  • Deposit

    PRICING POLICY. APRIL 6, 1977 - COMMODITIES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE DEPOSITS OF JURIEN AND COOLJARLOO, WHICH HAVE THE SAME OWNERS AND WILL BE MINED AS ONE OPERATION. THE TWO DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF WEST AUSTRALIA, AND ARE 25 KM APART. BOTH DEPOSITS ARE MINERAL LEASES FROM THE STATE. GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES OF THESE DEPOSITS ARE: JURIEN BAY: LATITUDE - S 30 DEGREES 20 MINUTES LONGITUDE - E 115 DEGREES 10 MINUTES COOLJARLOO LATITUDE - S 30 DEGREES 25 MINUTES LONGITUDE - E 115 DEGREES 20 MINUTES THEY ARE FOUND ON THE SWAN COASTAL PLAIN, WITH JURIEN BEING 12 KM INLAND FROM JURIEN BAY AND 70 KM FROM ENEABBA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. / Kaiser, Robin C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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