Cooljarloo
Encyclopedia
Cooljarloo, also known as Cooljarloo Well, is a location in Western Australia
. It is located at 30°39'S 115°22'E, around 170 kilometres north of Perth
, and about ten kilometres north of Cataby
. It is mostly known as the location of a major mineral sands deposit mined by the Tiwest Joint Venture
.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is located at 30°39'S 115°22'E, around 170 kilometres north of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, and about ten kilometres north of Cataby
Cataby, Western Australia
Cataby is a tiny settlement located some 170 km north of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The area was apparently once called West Dandaragan , with the town of Dandaragan located 17 km to the east....
. It is mostly known as the location of a major mineral sands deposit mined by the Tiwest Joint Venture
Tiwest Joint Venture
The is a joint venture between Tronox Western Australia Pty Ltd and subsidiaries of Exxaro Australia Sands Pty Ltd. The Tiwest Joint Venture is a mining and processing company was established in 1988 to extract ilmenite, rutile, leucoxene and zircon from a mineral sands deposit at Cooljarloo, 14km...
.