State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline - Queensland Mining and Safety

MALU KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 5
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Rosalie Shire
LOCATION:
The resource is located north of Malu railway siding west of Jondaryan (see map KRA 5).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
Fresh basalt occurs beneath shallow overburden at the base of a hill west of Jondaryan,
adjacent to the Malu railway siding and grain-loading silos. The available resource is located
in a railway reserve originally intended for rail ballast. It is reported that basalt extends for
some distance along the ridge to the north.
A small quarry is located immediately north of the grain silos, supplying concrete aggregate,
bitumen and sealing aggregates, road base and ballast.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The resource is an important source of quarry rock for the northeastern and western Darling
Downs. Large volumes, estimated to be around 20 years supply, exist around the quarry and
potentially in areas to the north.
SEPARATION AREA:
A separation distance of 1000 metres around the resource has been adopted because of the flat
open nature of the surrounding topography.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The rock is transported directly from the site onto the Warrego Highway, or in the case of
ballast, loaded at the rail siding near the quarry.
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