Australind

Prospect in Western Australia, 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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257212
MAS/MILS ID 6020550023
Record type Site
Current site name Australind
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.78263, -33.27928 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
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
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.78263, -33.27928

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 3500M
    Width 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840612
  • Area 70HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 70
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Associated Minerals Consolidated (AMC)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 6000000mt ore
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 6.217 wt-pct Titanium Major 0
    REE REE 0.03 wt-pct REE 0
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.67 wt-pct Zirconium Major 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 70HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING. MINERAL SANDS (WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA). 1981, P. 110.

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, JOHN L. GEOLOGY OF MINERAL SANDS DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA. P. 4 & TABLE 4.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. MINERAL SANDS.

  • Deposit

    JOHN L. BAXTER, PP. 111 & 118.

  • Deposit

    WELCH, B.K., J. SOFOULIS, AND A.C.F. FITZGERALD. MINERAL

  • Deposit

    SAND DEPOSITS OF THE CAPEL AREA, W.A. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH SERIES 5.

  • Deposit

    GARDNER, D.E. BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERALS NEAR BUNBURY,

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.

  • Deposit

    1958/63, PP. 2 & 3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-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.