Mine detail: Waroona North

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Location

Lat / long:

-32.84599, 115.916

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Ore:	Ilmenite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1985
Last production ended:	1987

Geology

Host rock:	Yoganup Formation
Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Structure:	Waroona Shoreline (Bunbury Trough), Beach And Dunes
Tectonic:	Perth Basin

References

MRDS	ISM0721
DEP	10024969
Reference	{Deposit:: BAXTER J.L., 1977, HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 10, P77-80.}{Deposit:: BELL, S. 1988, MINERAL SANDS: IN LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ED. REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1987: RESOURCE INFORMATION UNIT LTD. P. 253-260.}{Deposit:: CLARK, GERRY., 1987, ZIRCON--IN DEMAND AS AVAILABILITY SQUEEZED: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS NO. 232, P. 35-45.}
Reporter	Fortowski, Dennis B.