Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
SUNSTATE SAND LEASES
493895
62.2KM NNW OF MARYBOROUGH
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -25.0072 Longitude  152.4986
OPERATING
AMG Zone 56  449409 mE  7234153 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9347 CHILDERS
19/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Coonarr Creek 2
Coonarr Creek 3
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
SILICA SAND
MEDIUM
1 000 000 - 2 500 000 tonnes SIS
FOUNDRY SAND
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
SILICA SAND
1001.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
SILICA SAND
10252.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
SILICA SAND
10537.9 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
SILICA SAND
16418.5 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
SILICA SAND
24911.8 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
FOUNDRY SAND
11556.4 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
FOUNDRY SAND
12610.5 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
FOUNDRY SAND
18056.9 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
to
SILICA SAND
20683.6 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
SURFACE MINING METHODS
PITS
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
1228
SUNSTATE SANDS PTY LTD
100.00%
ML
1229
SUNSTATE SANDS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
MODERN COASTAL DEPOSITS
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT SILICA SAND
Mineralisation Age
SAND
PLEISTOCENE
Comments
High grade silica sand grading 99.5% SiO2. The major contaminants are heavy minerals, principally leucoxene, rutile, zircon, tourmaline 
and andalusite.
Web Page
http://www.sunstatesands.com.au/