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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Cairns Regional Council

LOCATION: The resource is located in the headwaters of Wright Creek about 6 kilometres south of Edmonton (see Map KRA 13).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The extractive resource consists of two occurrences of interbedded greywacke and argillite. The greywacke has been considerably sheared, giving a tendency to flaky aggregates, and the depth of weathering is considerable. The resource is valuable particularly for road base. Two large quarries have been established on the resource and are worked as one operation, supplying road base and screening products.

SIGNIFICANCE: The remaining resource, estimated to be sufficient for about 15 years, is limited by a State Forest boundary to the south and general steepness of terrain. The resource supplies a large proportion of the road base and screenings for the Cairns regional market, being one of three current operations to do so. Materials are transported as far as Mossman, Port Douglas and Malanda on the Atherton Tableland.

SEPARATION AREA: The northern boundary is 1000 metres from the Mount Peter quarry face, as the open flat land there is exposed to the operations. The eastern boundary is at the foot of the ridge to the east of the face. The northwestern boundary is along a ridge crest about 1000 metres north from the Hussey Road quarry face. The steep slopes in the State Forest/World Heritage Area form the southern and western boundaries.

TRANSPORT ROUTE: Transport is via the sealed Hussey and Maitland Roads to the Bruce Highway south of Edmonton.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Key Resource Area is adjacent to Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve. Some 'of concern' vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 is adjacent to the resource/processing area.