Mine detail: Capel Amc Depost

Previously called 'Capel South Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: -33.54597, 115.54933

Resource(M)

Primary: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium
Ore: Ilmenite, Monazite, Zircon
Discovery year: 1954

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect
First production started: 1956
Last production ended: 1985

Geology

Host rock:Bassendean Sand (Capel Shoreline)
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Capel Shoreline - Beach And Dune
Tectonic:Perth Basin (Bunbury Trough)

References

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Reference{Deposit:: AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY CONSOL. PRESS LTD, P. 218-232.}{Deposit:: WELCH, B.R., SOFOULIS, J., FIGZGERALD, A.C.F., 1975, MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF THE CAPEL AREA WA, IN C.L. KNIGHT (EDITOR) ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA & PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AUS IMM MONOGRAPH 5, PART 1, METALS, P. 1070-1088.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD.}{Deposit:: BAXTER, J., 1982, HISTORY OF SAND MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, IN EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU (ADAB) P. 65-79.}{Deposit:: BAXTER, J.L. 1976, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WA, MINERAL RESOURCE BULLETIN 10, P. 50-52.}{Deposit:: BMR, 1977-84, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEWS (AMIA*) 1976-83.}{Deposit:: ANON, 1980, AUSTRALI* MINERAL RESOURCES: MINERAL SANDS. PUBLISHED FOR AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE.}{Deposit:: CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS, 1980, CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS ANNUAL REPORT 1980}{Production:: AMIA* 1980-84 PC1 AND PC4 - AMIA* 1976-83, PC3- BAXTER 1982, PC2 - CONSOL. GOLD FIELDS ANNUAL REPORT}
ReporterGray, Johathan M., Porter, Lyn M.