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

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REDLYNCH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 12
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Cairns City
LOCATION:
The resource is located in Freshwater Creek valley about 5 kilometres south of Redlynch in
the western suburbs of Cairns (see map KRA 12).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The resource consists of dark, fine-grained granite, which outcrops on a major northwest
trending ridge on the western side of the Freshwater Creek valley. The rock is more massive
and of a higher strength that other sources in the district, and is thus capable of supplying
specialist products as well as armour stone.
The resource is the site of a major quarry suppling concrete aggregates, sealing aggregates
and manufactured sands.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The resource life is estimated in the order of 30 years at present rates of consumption. The
Redlynch resource is one of three major rock deposits currently supplying the Cairns regional
market, with material being supplied as far as Mossman and Port Douglas. The resource is
close to major regional markets.
SEPARATION AREA:
The separation distance adopted has been constrained by existing subdivisions and
conservation areas. The northern boundary is along the southern and western edges of the
existing rural residential/urban development to the north of the quarry and thus provides
250 metres to 600 metres of separation. To the south, the boundary is on the ridge crest south
of Currunda Creek, thus encompassing the land exposed to direct view and noise from the
quarry face and plant site. The eastern boundary is the Redlynch Intake Road. Where the
steep and dissected slopes in the State Forest/World Heritage Area provide a physical buffer
to the west they form the boundary of the separation area, with a maximum separation
distance of 1000 metres directly to the west along a deep gully.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The materials are transported from the property onto the Redlynch Intake Road.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The Key Resource Area is adjacent to the Dinden Forest Reserve and the southeastern corner
of Barron Gorge National Park is less than one kilometre to the northwest. These areas are
essential habitat for cassowaries.
State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline