| Deposit ID | 60000850 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0737 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Westport Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Carters Beach, Nine Mile Beach |
| Geographic coordinates: | 171.54811, -41.7798 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EAST AND SOUTH OF CAPE FOULWIND, APPROX. 10 KM WEST OF WESTPORT, ALONG CARTERS BEACH AND NINE MILE BEACH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buller(province)
New Zealand(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | Buller |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| (1) | 171.54811, -41.7798 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SHORELINE |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | BULLER MINERALS LTD. |
| Home office | NELSON |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NZ AND CRA EXPLORATION |
| Home office | MELBOURNE, AUST. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | CRA EXPLORATION PTY. LTD. |
| Home office | NELSON |
MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT, NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 87.
ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION P. 40-41.
CRA EXPLORATION, 1984, MEMO TO CRA EXPLORATION FROM NZ GEOLOGIST.
WARD, J., 1971, NZ ILMENITE SANDS: MINERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, MARCH 1971, 2 P.
FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, P. 81-82.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.