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Iluka In $353m Eucla Basin Fund-raiser

ILUKA plans to raise $353 million from a 4-for-7 accelerated renounceable entitlement offer pitched at a steeply discounted $2.55 a share to fund the development of its Eucla Basin mineral sands discoveries in South Australia.

Tripitaka Zircon Reserves Give Boost To Eucla Basin

THE discovery of zircon-rich mineral sands resources in South Australia's remote Eucla Basin has added to the region's potential to become a world-scale supplier of the boom material.

Zircon Grade May Be Record

ZIRCON-rich mineral sands resources in South Australia's remote Eucla Basin have continued to build, adding to the region's potential to become a world-scale supplier of the boom material.

Zircon Puts Zing Into Mining Duo

SOUTH Australia's remote Eucla Basin continues to shape up as a new world-class mineral sands province, with the Colona joint venture between Iluka and Adelaide Resources making an exciting zircon-rich find at the Tripitaka prospect on a pastoral property near the Yellabinna regional reserve.

Iluka Up On $4bn Sand Castle

MINERAL sands producer Iluka Resources has revved up market interest in its recent zircon-rich Jacinth and Ambrosia discoveries in South Australia's remote Eucla Basin, telling shareholders that the resources outlined to date had a potential revenue value of more than $4 billion.

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Summary

Eucla is a Western Australia locality situated in the Goldfields-Esperance region. It is approximately 11 to 13 km west of the South Australian border. It has a population of about 50 people and it has a postcode of 6443.

Surroundings

Eucla is around 11 km away from the West Australian-South Australian border, around 492 km away from Ceduna, and around 1434 km away from Perth.

Name Derivation and History

An English land explorer named Edward John Eyre was the first who visited the area that we now call Eucla around 1841. A couple of years later, it was discovered by the president of the Marine Board of South Australia and the Australian explorer named John Forrest. In 1877, the locality of Eucla was established as Overland Telegraph's manual repeater station. There are two different beliefs when it comes to the origin of Eucla's name. One theory claims that it came from "yinculyer", an Aboriginal word that refers to the rising of Venus while the other theory claims that it came from a Mirning word that means bright. read more

Geography

The town of Eucla is situated adjacent to the Eucla Pass and is located above the Roe Plains. It is near the Great Australian Bight and the Great Victoria Desert.

Attractions

A tourist favorite in Eucla is the Old Telegraph Station. Located in the southern part of the town, the Old Telegraph Station of Eucla was considered to be one of the most important telegraph stations on the line. Now, it is simply a collection of old stone wall remnants that slightly disappear in the white sand dunes of the Great Australian Bight. Prior to the invention of the Morse Code, the South Australian staff of the Old Telegraph Station used a different code that they called "Victorian Alphabet" while the West Australian staff used "Universal Code".

Transport

The locality of Eucla is one of the major stop-off points between Ceduna and Norseman along Eyre Highway.

Recreation

The different recreational areas in Eucla include a golf club, a meteorological station, a hotel, a caravan park, a restaurant, and a museum. The museum in Eucla is dedicated to the Old Telegraph Station. The people of Eucla also enjoys fishing and camping.

Alternative Places

Other interesting towns in Western Australia are Mundrabilla and Madura.

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