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

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BLACK RIVER KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 30
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Thuringowa City
LOCATION:
The resource is located off the Black River Road south of Yabulu about 27 kilometres west of
Townsville (see map KRA 30).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The resources comprise volcanic rocks (rhyodacitic and rhyolitic welded tuffs) outcropping in
a well-defined ridge extending north of Mount Black, and decomposed granite beneath lower
country west of the ridge. Large resources of both volcanic rocks and decomposed granite are
present.
The resources are the site of a major rock quarry that supplies road base and some concrete
aggregate, and a pit in the decomposed granite that supplies road surfacing and fill materials.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Very large resources are available at the site for the longer term. The resource is one of three
major sites supplying the Townsville regional market with road base and crushed aggregates.
SEPARATION AREA:
The separation distance on the north northwest and west sides is the full 1000 metres from the
hard rock portion of the resource. The separation distance on the eastern side is about
750 metres as there is an intervening line of ridges. On the southern side the boundary of the
separation distance is at the toe of the very steep northern slopes of Mount Black.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The rock is transported along a sealed road in a quarry-owned corridor to the east and then
along the sealed Gieseman Road to Black River Road, continuing north to the Bruce
Highway.
State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline