Yoganup North

Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000747
MRDS ID ISM0573
Record type District
Current site name Yoganup North
Alternate or previous names North Boyanup, Boyanup

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.73263, -33.47927 (WGS84)
Relative position 25KM SOUTH OF BUNBURY; ABOUT 5KM NORTH OF YOGANUP EXTENDED MINE; 22KM FROM CAPEL.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.73263, -33.47927

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description YOGANUP SHORELINE (BEACH AND DUNE)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1987
Year of last production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD.
    Interest 15
  • Type Owner
    Owner TIOXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Interest 36
  • Type Owner
    Owner WESTRALIAN SANDS LTD.
    Interest 19
  • Type Operator
    Owner WESTRALIAN SANDS.
    Interest 15

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAXTER J.L., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P77-80.

  • Deposit

    COLLINS, L.B., HOCHEWIMMER, B., AND BAXTER, J.L., 1986, DEPOSITIONAL FACIES AND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE YOGANUP SHORELINE, SOUTHERN PERTH BASIN -- IN AUSTRALIA: A WORLD SOURCE OF ILMENITE, RUTILE, MONAZITE AND ZIRCON. THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SYMPOSIA SERIES 46, P. 95

Beyond USGS

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