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

MELDALE / DONNYBROOK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 45
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Caboolture Shire
LOCATION:
The resource occurs some 13 kilometres northeast of Caboolture on the north side of Elimbah
Creek near the intersection of Meldale and Donnybrook Roads in Donnybrook. It is bordered
on the northeast by the tidal area of Bullock Creek (see map KRA 45).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The resource comprises alluvium of Elimbah and Bullock Creeks and consists of a mainly
fine to coarse grained sand with a silty and clayey overburden and in places, a similar
interburden. It occupies some 65 hectares.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The resource contains sufficient material for well over 10 years at the proposed extraction
rate, and can produce a large proportion of supply requirements in the north side of Brisbane
City, and Caboolture Shire and Sunshine Coast markets. Extraction has been approved in the
Planning & Environment Court and by Environment Australia (Commonwealth Government).
SEPARATION AREA:
The full separation distance of 200 metres is adopted around the resource.
TRANSPORT ROUTE
The transport route is along Donnybrook Road, and then onto Pumicestone Road to the Bruce
Highway.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The KRA is located directly adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel Fish Habitat Area. As a
result, the separation area around the resource/processing area retains a buffer width of
200 metres to the Pumicestone Channel Fish Habitat Area.
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