Stockton Bight

Stockton, Stockton Bight (New South Wales)

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

Deposit type: Placer, marine, shoreline

REE minerals: monazite

Ore minerals: Ilmenite, rutile, zircon, (Th)

Gangue minerals: quartz

Host rock types: dune and beach sand

Average grade:

Status: Current Producer but no mon production recently

Company: Mineral Deposits Ltd.

Marine placer. Dredge operation. Feeds Hawks Nest plant.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. 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

3. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=565