History and Position to Date
Formerly Sunstate Sands (Aust) P/L, Earth Commodities Bundaberg holds a number of Mining Leases and Mineral Development Leases at Coonarr Creek in an area approximately 20 kilometers south of Bundaberg, Queensland.
Sunstate commenced mining 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.
The pilot plant had demonstrated that the silica from this resource was ideally suited to meet the demand from a variety of specialist markets. In late 2000, the Directors approved construction of a new plant, completed in February 2001 with a capacity of over 100,000 tonnes per annum.
In 2006, Earth Commodities Pty. Ltd acquired Sunstate Sands (Aust) P/L as one of many mine and quarry sites that formed part of a long term plan to create a strong group of independent quarries and pits providing quality products to local, national & global customers. Now part of the largest privately owned quarrying company in Queensland; Earth Commodities Bundaberg is able to provide our customers with not only high quality silica sand in various gradings, but a broad range of quarry materials.
For more information about the group see our website www.earthcommodities.com.au.
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