Mine detail: Waroona North

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Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -32.84599, 115.916
dep_id: 10024969
mrds_id: ISM0721
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Ilmenite
Reporter: Fortowski, Dennis B.
hrock_unit: Yoganup Formation
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Waroona Shoreline (Bunbury Trough), Beach And Dunes
tectonic: Perth Basin
Year first produced: 1985
yr_lst_prd: 1987
References:
  • 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.
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