Yuraygir National Park

Prospect in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Titanium, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  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 10231937
MAS/MILS ID 6020150034
Record type Site
Current site name Yuraygir National Park
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 153.33186, -29.74642 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 153.33186, -29.74642

Economic information

Ore body information

  • 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
    Date of Last Modification 840531
  • Area 3860HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3860
    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 1913
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1941
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Yurayir National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Commonwealth Of Australia

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Description Production Of Rutile 6000 Tonnes Rutile
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 6000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 312000mt ore
    Demonstrated 312000mt ore
    Total resources 312000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 0.8 wt-pct Titanium Major 1980
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.6 wt-pct Zirconium Major 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3860HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 18182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .93
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL SANDS PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION. " MINERAL SANDS

  • Deposit

    MINING IN N.S.W. " OCTOBER, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MORLEY, I.W. "BLACK SANDS." UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS

  • Deposit

    1981. P.219.

  • Deposit

    FISHER, N. H. "HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE EAST COAST

  • Deposit

    OF AUSTRALIA." TRANSACTIONS OF THE AIME, V. 181, 1949,

  • Deposit

    P. 391 - 401.

  • Deposit

    GARDNER, D. E. "BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    EASTERN AUSTRALIA." BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN 28, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.

  • Deposit

    COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, P. 19 AND 101.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Fantel, Richard J. / Kaiser, Robin C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.