Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Gnangara Silica Sand / Heidelberg Materials
Gnangara Silica Sand / Heidelberg Materials is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 144 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | sand, silica sand (mainly silica sand) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 571 ha (1 tenement, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 144 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 3 sites, oldest estimate 1 Sept 1989) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -31.7508, 115.9337 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Gnangara Silica Sand / Heidelberg Materials is the 98th-largest of 453 mines in Western Australia by mineral resources. Ranks and totals cover the mines in our data that report their mineral resources, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 98th of 453 | 105,683 Mt | 0.14% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Setonix | AI supercomputer | 149 H100e | Operating | 27 km |
Owner and place
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Data on this page
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), WA. WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- DMIRS, WA. WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.