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Gladstone

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodities Iron, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  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 10305001
MAS/MILS ID 6020350004
Record type Site
Current site name Gladstone
Alternate or previous names Hummock Hill, Wild Cattle Island, Iveragh Holdings, Tannum Sands, Gladstone Mainland No Other Names

Comments on the site names

  • INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DEPOSITS: EURIMBULA SOUTH, EURIMBULA, MIDDLE ISLAND, VIPER ISLAND, POINT RICHARDS (EAST & WEST), ELEPHANT ROCK, FALL CREEK, PANCAKE CREEK, HUMMOCK HILL ISLAND, WILD CATTLE ISLAND, BLIND WILD CATTLE ISLAND, IVERAGH HOLDING, AND TANNUM SANDS. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE QLD. DEPT. OF RES. IND., 7/90.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 151.49866, -23.99664 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 151.49866, -23.99664
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Depth to top 1.3M
    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. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830421
  • Area 3331HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3331
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MAJOR ORE MINERALS ARE ILMENITE, RUTILE AND ZIRCON WITH MAGNETITE, MONAZITE AND TIN AS ACCESSORY MINERALS WITH RECOVERABLE POTENTIAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Queensland

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Murphores

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION NEVER BEGAN AFTER DISCOVERY AS THE GRADE OF THE HEAVY MINERALS WAS TO LOW AT THE TIME.
  • ALTHOUGH THE ILMENITE CONCENTRATE WAS EVALUATED AS ONE PRODUCT, THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO ILMENITE PRODUCTS PRODUCED. THEY DIFFER BY AMOUNTS OF CHROMITE AND IRON OXIDES-PRESENT IN THE PROACTS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 140410000mt ore
    Total resources 140410000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 1.257 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.169 wt-pct Zirconium Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3331HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 6.7
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 20000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.14
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE WET PLANT, AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, WOULD BE A LAND- BASED MOBILE PLANT USING GRAVITY CONCENTRATION EITHER BY PUNCH SLUICES, REICHERT CONES OR SPIRALS TO PRODUCE A 90-95% CONCENTRATE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    'AN POTTER AND COMPANY. FEBRUARY 23, 1968."REPORT BY IN-

  • Reserve-Resource

    VESTIGATION GEOLOGIST - REPORT ON ORE RESERVES BY 15 MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    TENEMENTS HELD BY MURPHYORES INCORPORATED PTY LTD IN QUEENS-

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAND".

  • Deposit

    1. QUEENSLAND DEPT OF MINES T.H. CONNAH. 1961. "BEACH SAND

  • Deposit

    HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND". PUBL. NO. 302.

  • Deposit

    2. IAN POTTER AND COMPANY. FEB. 23, 1968. "REPORT BY

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    INVESTIGATION GEOLOGIST - REPORT ON ORE RESERVES BY 15

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    MINING TENEMENTS HELD BY MURPHYORES INCORPORATED PTY

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    LTD IN QUEENSLAND".

  • Deposit

    3. "APPENDIX TO REPORT OF TERENCE WILLSTEED AND

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    ASSOCIATES", UNDATED.

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    4. MURPHYORES. "RE: ILMENITE" JUNE 13, 1969.

  • Deposit

    5. "GENERAL STATE OF THE INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND" BY V. G.

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    BENNETT, 1981.

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    6. MURPHYORES. "THE MURSO PROCESS FOR UPGRADING ILMENITE

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    TO RUTILE GRADE MATERIAL (MURUTLIE) INTRODUCES A NEW

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    ERA FOR TIO2".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE GLADSTONE MAINLAND DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF INVDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS LOCATED ON THE COAST

Reporter information

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

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