cr157416

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Sunshine Coast Regional Council

LOCATION: The resource is within the alluvial flats of the Mooloolah River west of the Bruce Highway, north of the Steve Irwin Way and the Mooloolah Connection Road, and east of Stephens Road, and south of Glenview Road (see map KRA 50).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The resource occurs in open agricultural land supporting cattle grazing and turf farming, as well as two working sand operations. It consists of fine to coarse grained quartzose alluvial sand averaging about 10 metres thickness with overburden of clay, sandy clay and loam from 4 to 5 metres thick. The northern boundary of the resource is limited by the trunk water pipeline from Ewen Maddock Dam.

SIGNIFICANCE: The remaining resource is estimated to be sufficient for about 30 years supply to existing markets in the Sunshine Coast region and south towards Brisbane. It is of regional significance.

SEPARATION AREA: A separation distance of 200 metres from the edge of the resource has been adopted over rural land. The separation to the Bruce Highway is less than 200 metres on the eastern side. To the northwest, the separation area is constrained to the south side of Glenview Road near the Primary School reserve. On the north side, it is constrained by the small rural and rural residential lots south of Glenview Road.

TRANSPORT ROUTE: The current workings have direct access to the adjacent main roads, the Steve Irwin Way and the Mooloolah Connection Road.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The resource/processing area is situated within the alluvial flats of the Mooloolah River. A minimum buffer width of 50 metres has been established from the resource/processing area to the river. The KRA is covered by Strategic Cropping Land (SCL) Trigger Mapping under the Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. This indicates the location of potential SCL and further onground assessment against the SCL criteria is required to confirm whether the area is or is not an SCL.