Mine detail: Westport Deposit

Previously called 'Nine Mile BeachCarters Beach'

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Location

Lat / long: -41.7798, 171.54811

Resource(M)

Primary: Thorium, REE, Zirconium, Gold, Titanium
Discovery year: 1860

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: PLACER, MARINE
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Structure:SHORELINE

References

MRDSISM0737
DEP60000850
Reference{Deposit:: MCPHERSON, R.I., 1978, GEOLOGY OF QUATERNARY ILMENITE-BEARING COASTAL DEPOSITS AT WESTPORT, NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 87.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION P. 40-41.}{Deposit:: CRA EXPLORATION, 1984, MEMO TO CRA EXPLORATION FROM NZ GEOLOGIST.}{Deposit:: WARD, J., 1971, NZ ILMENITE SANDS: MINERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, MARCH 1971, 2 P.}{Deposit:: FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, P. 81-82.}