Chemistry and mineralogy of Zr- and Ti-rich minerals sourced from Cox’s Bazar beach placer deposits, Bangladesh: Implication of resources processing and evaluation

•Available zircon, ilmenite and rutile are the possible placer for mining operations.•Different treatment processes make viable for Zr and Ti metal exploration.•The first report of cassiterite (SnO2) is the possible economic by-product.•Petrogenesis highlights late-stage crystallization of the felsic rocks.