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⇱ Beenup mineral sands mine, Augusta, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Beenup mineral sands mine, Augusta, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Beenup mineral sands mineMine
Augusta- not defined -
Augusta-Margaret River ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 13' 45'' South , 115° 16' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kudardup240 (2018)10.6km
Augusta1,349 (2014)13.9km
Karridale285 (2016)17.1km
Forest Grove326 (2018)24.8km
Rosa Brook420 (2016)32.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
272647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272647:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Beenup mineral sands mine is 17 kilometres north-east of Augusta. The area was explored by BHP Billiton across the 1980's and 1990's. They opened a mine here in 1997 with an expected mine life of 20 years, however it was closed after only two years in April 1999. High levels of clay and sand abrasiveness caused plant maintenance problems, leading to a maximum 60% capacity of plant operations. The company had spent 300 million Australian dollars on the project. Its history is similar to the company's Ravensthorpe nickel mine experience. While the mine was unsuccessful, the rehabilitation of the mine site is considered world class.

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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