Mine detail: Gingin

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -31.27938, 115.86601

Resource(M)

Primary: Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite
Discovery year: 1971

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Yoganup Formation
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Gingin Shoreline-Beach And Lagoon (?)
Tectonic:Perth Basin (Bunbury Trough)

References

MRDSISM0718
DEP10024966
Reference{Deposit:: BAXTER J.L., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P 77-80.}{Deposit:: BELL, S., 1988, MINERAL SANDS: IN LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ED. REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1987: RESOURCE INFORMATION UNIT LTD. P. 253-260.}{Deposit:: GARDINER J.E., 1977, HEAVY-MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS ALONG THE COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, AUSTRALIA. RECORD 77/34.}
ReporterFortowski, Dennis B.