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

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BLUE ROCK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 62
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Gold Coast City
LOCATION:
The resource is located about 10 kilometres southwest of Beenleigh along the Beaudesert to
Beenleigh Road (see map KRA 62).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The Blue Rock resource consists of greenstone and greywacke is located in the head of the
valley of a minor tributary of the Albert River, north of Cedar Creek.
A large quarry is sited on the resource.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Sufficient resources remain for 50 years of supply at current production rates. The resource is
centrally located between the major urban centres of Brisbane and the northern Gold Coast,
with a market area encompassing all or part of the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Redland, Logan,
Ipswich and Beaudesert Local Government areas.
SEPARATION AREA:
A separation distance of 500 metres around the boundary of the resource and the processing
area sited on the southwestern side of the resource is considered adequate, as the operations
are screened from the surrounding area by steep ridges.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The transport route is along Tamaree Road to the west and then onto the Beaudesert to
Beenleigh Road. The preferred transport route to reach the Pacific Highway is via Stanmore
Road, which is also used by quarries in the Northern Darlington Range.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The KRA contains areas of State and regional biodiversity significance under the
Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodiversity Planning Assessment.
State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline