SURFACE

Sands of change blow through FNQ

BRISBANE based silica sand hopeful Diatreme Resources is expected to expand the known resource at the Northern Silica project in Far North Queensland in 2023, following confirmation of extensions to the high-purity silica sand dune system to the north-west of the silica deposit.

 View to the southeast showing the undulating Si2 terrain and approximate thickness of dunes, with typical vegetation coverage. The field of view is about 3km wide.

View to the southeast showing the undulating Si2 terrain and approximate thickness of dunes, with typical vegetation coverage. The field of view is about 3km wide.

A maiden resource of 53 million tonnes of silica sand was announced in early 2022, which was updated to 120Mtpa in March of that year. In August Diatreme returned to site with a small footprint track-mounted,...

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