Waroona

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Zirconium, Titanium
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 60000769
MRDS ID ISM0605
Record type District
Current site name Waroona

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.91603, -32.84599 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.75 KM2ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH WEST HIGHWAY 3KM SOUTH OF WAROONA

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
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.91603, -32.84599

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE - BEACH AND DUNE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner RAVENSTHORPE MINING & INVESTMENT CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner RAVENSTHORPE MINING & INVESTMENT CO.

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

    ROBERTS R., 1988, MINERAL SANDS: IN LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ED, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1988/89. RESOURCE INFORMATION UNIT LTD. P 297-304.

Beyond USGS

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