Douglas Mine
'The Douglas Mine' also known as the 'Douglas and Echo Mine' is a mineral sands mine near the small Western-Victorian town of Balmoral. It was established in 2006 to mine rutile and zircon, and then closed in 2012. Watpac, the construction company responsible for mine operations, estimated that it extracted 7.5 million tonnes of mineral sands from the mine.
| Location | |
|---|---|
Douglas Mine | |
| Location | Kanagulk |
| Victoria | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37.2517°S 141.8236°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Heavy Minerals |
| History | |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Iluka Resources |
| Website | http://www.iluka.com/ |
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