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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Isaac Regional Council

LOCATION: The resource is located about 12 kilometres south of Nebo and 3 kilometres north of the Waitara siding on the Goonyella-Hay Point railway (see map KRA 33).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The resource is within a northerly trending ridge of basaltic andesite capped by rhyolite. A quarry has been operated on this resource for over 30 years since the construction of the railway.

SIGNIFICANCE: The resource has the potential to supply the regional demand for at least 20 years. It is located near a major market with established infrastructure (the railway) and several coal mines and towns in the region. Currently its principal purpose is to supply ballast for the Goonyella rail network.

SEPARATION AREA: The separation area boundary is set at the full 1000 metres from the outer limits of the known resource, as the ridge containing the resource is higher than the surrounding land. The boundary has been extended to run along Denison Creek on the southeast side south to the railway line, then along the line to include the Waitara siding, and then parallel to the transport route in a northeasterly direction with a 50 metre setback.

TRANSPORT ROUTE: Materials are transported to the Waitara railway siding 3 kilometres to the south, where it is loaded onto rail trucks for distribution to the rail network. Minor amounts of materials are transported to the Peak Downs Highway via the Oxford Downs-Sarina Road and Braeside Road.