Mine detail: Gingin

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Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -31.27938, 115.86601
dep_id: 10024966
mrds_id: ISM0718
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Ilmenite
Reporter: Fortowski, Dennis B.
hrock_unit: Yoganup Formation
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Gingin Shoreline-Beach And Lagoon (?)
tectonic: Perth Basin (Bunbury Trough)
disc_yr: 1971
References:
  • 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.
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