Tomago

Producer in New South Wales, 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 60000800
MRDS ID ISM0654
Record type District
Current site name Tomago

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.71524, -32.79631 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSITS LOCATED B ETWEEN 5 AND 20 KM NORTHEAST OF TOMAGO, NEAR NEWCASTLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 151.71524, -32.79631

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DUNE, BEACH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner RUTILE AND ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) PTY LTD.
    Interest 100
  • Type Operator
    Owner RUTILE AND ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) PTY LTD.
    Interest 100

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU MINERAL RESOURCES, AUST., 1989, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW 1967-1987: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE--CANBERRA.

  • Deposit

    CROFTS AND ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD., 1983, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MINERAL SANDS MINING IN THE TOMAGO SANDBEDS WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA: RUTILE AND ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) LTD.

Beyond USGS

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