Jurien Bay

Producer 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 60000844
MRDS ID ISM0719
Record type District
Current site name Jurien Bay
Alternate or previous names Jurien

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.16607, -30.31279 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM SOUTHEAST OF JURIEN AND SOUTH OF HILL RIVER. ABOUT 65 KM SOUTH OF ENEABBA AND WEST OF THE GERALDTON HIGHWAY. ON VICTORIA LOCATIONS 3750 AND 3927.

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) 115.16607, -30.31279

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description MUNBINEA SHORELINE-BEACH AND DUNE DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1971
Year of first production 1975
Year of last production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TIO2 CORPORATION N.L.
  • Type Operator
    Owner WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD.

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

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

  • Deposit

    TIO2 CORPORATION NL, 1985, PROSPECTUS: WEST PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1985 56P.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING CORPORATION HOLDINGS LTD., 1978, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1977 AND 1978.

Beyond USGS

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