Dark sand rich in iron ore, found on some western beaches on New Zealand's North and South Islands.
they applied to search for ironsand along the coast
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The place is going ahead and prospering, on the back of a commodity - ironsand - and is doing so in a way that protects the environment.
The Taharoa operation continues to produce titanomagnetite concentrate for export, with about half of New Zealand's total ironsand concentrate output currently being exported.
The company uses locally sourced ironsand to produce around 650,000 tons of steel a year.
The company's mines supply ironsand to the Glenbrook mill, as well as to customers in North Asia.
In 1914, a young mining engineer experimented with an idea to process coal and ironsand to produce iron.
Closer examination of the fine grains showed him that it was magnetic ironsand.
Nationwide, they have been other, more successful attempts, to harness the hidden treasures found in ironsand.
In the 1970s there was renewed demand from Japan for supplies of the mineral titanomagnetite, found in ironsand.
Apparently discussions are under way about an occupation in opposition to the ironsand mining scheme.
Two similar ironsand mining operations were developed on the west coast of the North Island.