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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Banana Shire Council

LOCATION: The Kianga quarry is located approximately 18 km south of Banana adjacent to the Leichhardt Highway (see KRA Map 104).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The resource consists of basalt overlying older siltstone and shale units. The basalt outcrop is approximately 1500 metres long and 350 metres wide. The outcrop has been quarried over an area of approximately 300 metres long and 100 metres wide.

SIGNIFICANCE: The resource is estimated to be sufficient to supply the regional demand for over thirty years. It is conveniently located, immediately adjacent to the route of the proposed Surat Basin Railway corridor and relatively close to major mining projects in the region.

SEPARATION AREA: A separation distance of 1000 m is applied around the resource/processing area boundary as blasting may be required to access the resource.

TRANSPORT ROUTE: Material is transported onto the Leichhardt Highway over private property on the same lot as the quarry.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: A small portion of the separation on the southern side is covered by Strategic Cropping Land 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 on-ground assessment against the SCL criteria is required to confirm whether the area is or is not an SCL.