Quartz sands have a wide variety of application and play a key role in global economic development. However, the activities of mining and minerals processing have vital positive and negative environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of quartz sand mining in Sudan, particularly in North Kordofan State, around Bara Locality are poorly constrained. This study was designed to provide guidelines for evaluation of potential positive and negative environmental impacts of quartz sand mining activities. The techniques adopted are: (1) field investigations and detailed explanation for the data collection processes. During this stage, the authors visited most of the exposed silica sands to document the impact of large-scale surface mining on the environment and did some activities include; open bit excavations, Trenching, and Auger drilling; (2) Literature review and document analysis from related researches and books dealing with the problem of quartz sand mining worldwide. The outcomes of this research are valuable solutions to rehabilitation of land where soil is excavated and mitigation of positive and negative effects. This research was also meant to develop a database on potential positive and negative impacts of sand mining around Bara Locality.