cr157399

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Brisbane City Council

LOCATION: The resource is located approximately one kilometre southwest of the intersection of Samford and Upper Kedron Roads between the suburbs of Upper Kedron and Keperra (see map KRA 39).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The resource consists of hornfels located at the western 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 ten years. The Ferny Grove Quarry provides a significant proportion of various rock products to the Brisbane City and Moreton Bay Regional Council, including bitumen screenings and concrete aggregates. It is conveniently located close to the major north and central Brisbane markets.

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 Road and then to Samford Road via a traffic light controlled intersection.