| Deposit ID | 10231937 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020150034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yuraygir National Park |
| Alternate or previous names | No Alternate Names |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 153.33186, -29.74642 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
New South Wales(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | New South Wales |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 153.33186, -29.74642 |
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| Area | 3860HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| Mining method | Dredging |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Milling method | Magnetic And Electrostatic |
| District name | Yurayir National Park |
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| Type | Unknown |
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| Owner | Commonwealth Of Australia |
| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Production Of Rutile 6000 Tonnes Rutile | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 312000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 312000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 312000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 3860HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020150034 |
THE MINERAL SANDS PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION. " MINERAL SANDS
MINING IN N.S.W. " OCTOBER, 1980.
MORLEY, I.W. "BLACK SANDS." UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS
1981. P.219.
FISHER, N. H. "HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE EAST COAST
OF AUSTRALIA." TRANSACTIONS OF THE AIME, V. 181, 1949,
P. 391 - 401.
GARDNER, D. E. "BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF
EASTERN AUSTRALIA." BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES,
BULLETIN 28, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, P. 19 AND 101.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONCERNING DEMENSIONAL DATA. THE NON-CONTIGUOUS OR STRANDS COVER A N-S LINE OF OVER 100 KILOMETERS AND EXTEND INLAND UP TO TWO KILOMETERS. ECONOMIC DEPOSITS WITHIN THESE PARAMETERS AND WILL BE SPOTTY AND NOT CONTINUOUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JAN-95 | Fantel, Richard J. / Kaiser, Robin C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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