North Stradbroke Island

Producer in Queensland, 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 60000798
MRDS ID ISM0652
Record type District
Current site name North Stradbroke Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 153.44859, -27.5798 (WGS84)
Relative position ISLAND 40KM LONG, 10KM OFF THE COAST NEAR BRISBANE. CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LTD (CRL) HAS MINING OPERATIONS IN THE BAYSIDE LEASES ON THE CENTRAL WEST COAST, IN THE AMITY LEASES IN THE FAR N AND IN THE GORDON LEASES IN THE FAR S OF THE ISLAND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 153.44859, -27.5798

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE OR BEACH ENVIRONMENT, WIND BLOWN DUNES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1947
Year of first production 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED (CRL)
  • Type Operator
    Owner CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LIMITED (CRL)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS). QUARTERLY RETURNS FOR QUEENSLAND 1982 AND 1986.

  • Deposit

    BELL, S. 1988, MINERAL SANDS: IN LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ED. REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MING 1987: RESOURCE INFORMATION UNIT LTD. P. 253-260.

  • Deposit

    CONNAH, T.H., 1961, BEACH SAND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF QUEENSLAND. PUBLICATION 302, P. 31.

  • Deposit

    CONSOLIDATED RUTILE LTD. 1986, ANNUAL REPORT 1986.

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF MINES., 1950, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1950-85/86.

Beyond USGS

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