Mine detail: Tomago Deposit

Previously called 'Tomago Sand PitsTomago Sandbeds'

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Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -32.79631, 151.71521
dep_id: 10024892
mrds_id: ISM0643
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zirconium, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Metal
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Ilmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Reporter: Porter Lyn M. And Towner, Roy And Gray, Jonathan
hrock_unit: Tomago Sandbeds
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Dune, Beach
tectonic: Basin
Year first produced: 1972
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1985
disc_yr: 1965
References:
  • Deposit:: CROFTS & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD, 1983, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MINERAL SANDS MINING IN THE TOMAGO SANDBEDS WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA, RUTILE & ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED.
  • Deposit:: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING, 1983: PROPOSED MINERAL SANDS MINING TOMAGO SANDBEDS WATER SUPPLY CATCHMENT AREA, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
  • Deposit:: R&Z MINES, 1977, THE COMPANY AND ITS PRODUCTS, RUTILE & ZIRCON MINES (NEWCASTLE) LTD IN MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM (MAS) DEPOSIT LISTING, US BUREAU OF MINES, TOMAGO SAND PITS.
  • Production:: NSW MINING STATISTICS NSW MINING STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY ABS AND PERS. COMM. NSW MINES DEPT.
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