What this report is for

High-purity sand for glassmaking and, increasingly, solar-panel manufacture. This page begins with what is actually present in the published register, then points back to the authorities behind those records.

At review date the group comprises 7 operating. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Silica sand record map

The map makes distribution legible without implying a tenure boundary. Hover a point to identify the record; use the working list for the full source page.

Silica sand sites in Australia: the register report7 plotted records
HuntlyWorsleyBauxite HillsCape FlatteryWeipaGlenshera Sand MineGove
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

7 records
HuntlyMine · WA · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Silica sandWorsleyMine · WA · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Silica sandBauxite HillsMine · QLD · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Silica sandCape FlatteryMine · QLD · OperatingSilica sandWeipaMine · QLD · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Silica sandGlenshera Sand MineQuarry · SA · OperatingSilica sandGoveMine · NT · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Silica sand

Sources and continuation points

  1. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Government of South Australia — SARIG major mines & quarriesCC BY · retrieved 2026-08-24
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