Mine detail: Barrytown

Previously called 'Twelve Mile Beach'

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Location

Lat / long: -42.2298, 171.3148

Resource(M)

Primary: Zirconium, Gold
Discovery year: 1860

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: PLACER, MARINE
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Structure:SHORELINE-BEACH

References

MRDSISM0640
DEP60000790
Reference{Deposit:: DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH., 1981, THE IRONSANDS INDUSTRY: INFORMATION LEAFLET, 22P.}{Deposit:: MANN, G., AND JAMES, D., 1986, THE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BARRYTOWN ILMENITE DEPOSIT AS A SOURCE OF TITANTIUM DIXIDE PIGMENT: IN AUSTRALIA: A WORLD SOURCE OF ILMENITE, RUTILE, MONAZITE AND ZIRCON: THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SYMPOSIA SERIES 46, P. 139-142.}{Deposit:: MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT: NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN. 87, 94 P.}