Environmental impact statement for a clay/shale quarry at Lot 3 Adams Road, Luddenham 1992 /

Ferndale Resources Pty Ltd seeks development consent from Liverpool City Council to establish a clay/shale quarry and associated facilities on lot 3 Adams Road, Luddenham. The application for a Mining Lease has been made over the site and was advertised in August 1991. R A Cole Town Planning Pty Ltd and Brink & Co Pty Ltd have been engaged by Ferndale Resources Pty Ltd to prepare the EIS on their behalf. The objective of the applicant is to establish and operate a clay/shale quarry which will provide suitable material for the manufacture of bricks and associated products. The quarry will operate for approximately 20 years, removing approximately 500,000 tonnes of clay, shale, siltstone and sandstone per year. The quarry and associated activities will operate using the optimum environmental management procedures and techniques to ensure that the minimum adverse environmental impact occurs to the site and the adjoining areas.