SUNSTATE SANDS
About Us
Sunstate Sands Bundaberg (Silica Sand Supplier) holds several Mining Leases and Mineral Development Leases at Coonarr Creek in an area approximately 20 kilometres south of Bundaberg, Queensland Australia.
Mining commenced on the site in late 1996 to feed a pilot plant, which produced approximately 12,000 tonnes per annum of washed and dried sand, principally used in foundry and epoxy industries, architectural coatings, pool, and decorative finishes.
What's New
Sunstate Sands’ Proppant Sand for Hydraulic Fracturing is a Proven Performer in the FieldHydraulic fracturing is a critical process in unlocking oil and gas from deep underground reservoirs, and proppant sand plays a key role in ensuring its success. Sunstate Sands supplies high-quality proppant sand that has already demonstrated strong performance in the field. While our 40/70 and 70/140 frac sands are just..
Enhancing Silica Sand Processing with the Linatex Fluidised Flat Bottom ClassifierAt the end of last year, we took a significant step forward in enhancing our processing capabilities at our silica sand mine by installing the Linatex fluidised flat bottom classifier. This state-of-the-art equipment has already started to revolutionise our operations, allowing us to produce a higher quality product that better..
The Mine
The sand at Sunstate Sands Bundaberg – Coonarr Creek mine is pure white, high grade silica sand of about 99.8% silicon dioxide. The Sunstate Sands resource is unusual in that it can deliver material from below 250 microns up to 5mm. The company has graded the resource into three major products. These in fact occur as layers upon each other commencing with the superfine at the top and finishing with very coarse material at or below the water table.
The resource varies from mining lease to mining lease and within each lease, analysis has shown the resource can be broadly identified into.
Products
The Sunstate Sands Bundaberg Silica Sand Mine product at Coonarr, is unusual in that the mine can deliver material from below 250 microns up to 5mm. The company has graded the resource into three major products, which in fact occur in naturally graded layers commencing with superfine at the top and finishing with coarse on the bottom.
The resource delivers some sustainable competitive advantages.