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

FERNY GROVE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 39
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Brisbane City
LOCATION:
The resource is located approximately one kilometre southwest of the intersection of Samford
and Upper Kedron Brook Roads between the suburbs of Ferny Grove and Keperra (see map
KRA 39).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The resource consists of hornfels located at the contact between the Enoggera Granite and the
Bunya Phyllite.
A major quarry is located within the resource.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The present resource life is expected to be over twenty years. The Ferny Grove Quarry
provides a significant proportion of various rock products to the Brisbane City and Pine
Rivers Shire, including bitumen screenings and concrete aggregates. It is conveniently
located compared to other major quarries further north in Pine Rivers Shire.
SEPARATION AREA:
The separation area is constrained by residential developments to the east and west, limiting
the separation area boundaries to the closest side of the road reserves along O’Quinn Street
and Glengarry Road.
The separation distance has been set at 500 metres from the Environmental Protection and
Community Use areas of the Brisbane City planning scheme in the south, because the
resource is largely shielded by intervening ridges. The northernmost limit is set by the
Emerging Communities area north of Upper Kedron Road. The boundary is set at the
southern side of Upper Kedron Road south of the Emerging Communities area.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The materials are transported onto Upper Kedron Brook Road and then to Samford Road via
an uncontrolled intersection.
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