Fullerton

Placer, shoreline rare earth element deposit in New South Wales, Australia

Deposit type: Placer, shoreline

Principal minerals: Monazite

Ore minerals: ilmenite, zircon, rutile

Gangue minerals:

Host rock types:

Average grade:

Status: Current producer

Company: Mineral Deposits Ltd.

Resource estimates:

Beach strandlines. Environmental legislation has curtailed mining activity in this region.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org
https://books.google.cl/books?id=jPskAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA13&lpg=RA4-PA13&dq=Green+Cove+Springs+Mine+monazite&source=bl&ots=8xH_PV9MoG&sig=MkXPfqzQ6OM4zmU2OWc-eHL2-GQ&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6-bG1mfbMAhUDE5AKHYGfCWsQ6AEIKDAD#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/ree.php?mineral=monazite