Mine detail: Tomago Deposit

Previously called 'Tomago Sand PitsTomago Sandbeds'

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Location

Lat / long: -32.79631, 151.71521

Resource(M)

Primary: Zirconium, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Discovery year: 1965

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1972
Last production ended: 1985

Geology

Host rock:Tomago Sandbeds
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Dune, Beach
Tectonic:Basin

References

MRDSISM0643
DEP10024892
Reference{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.}
ReporterPorter Lyn M. And Towner, Roy And Gray, Jonathan