Cataby, Western Australia
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Cataby is a small settlement approximately Template:Convert north of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The area was once called West Dandaragan,[1] with the town of Dandaragan located 17 km to the east.
The Cataby Important Bird Area, which supports an important breeding population of the short-billed black cockatoo, lies 2 km south-east of the town.[2]
Tronox have a titanium mine site at Cooljarloo, near Cataby. Concentrate is transported by road train to the processing facility at Chandala, near Muchea.
The area has also been explored for mineral sands.[3]
The town was threatened by a bushfire in 2010, which closed the Brand Highway for a few hours; the fire was contained shortly afterward.[4]
Notes
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- ↑ Perth to Monkey Mia drive Template:Webarchive ninemsn.com.au, accessed: 24 May 2010
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- ↑ Cataby Mineral Sands Project : Iluka Resources Limited / report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority. Perth, W.A. : Environmental Protection Authority, 2005. Bulletin, 1030-0120 ; 1212 "December 2005" Title on CD-ROM: Cataby Mineral Sands Project environmental protection statement / Iluka. Template:ISBN
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