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A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
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2806
CAPE FLATTERY SILICA MINES PTY LTD
100.00%
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2965
CAPE FLATTERY SILICA MINES PTY LTD
100.00%
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7069
CAPE FLATTERY SILICA MINES PTY LTD
100.00%
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40048
CAPE FLATTERY SILICA MINES PTY LTD
100.00%
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Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
MODERN COASTAL DEPOSITS
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT SILICA SAND
SAND
PLEISTOCENE
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The Cape Flattery-Cape Bedford dunefield is ~580 square km in area and occupies a low-lying coastal plain, interspersed with numerous |
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dune lakes and swamps. |
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The sand is devoid of vegetation, unconsolidated and consists of subangular to subrounded quartz grains of high chemical purity. Heavy |
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mineral content ranges from a trace to ~ 0.75%. |
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The average analysis of the sand exported is 99.7% SiO2, 0.15% Al2O3, 0.012% Fe2O3, nil CaO, 0.04% MgO and 0.08% loss on |
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ignition. |