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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Gold Coast City Council LOCATION: The resource is located about 10 kilometres southwest of Beenleigh along the Beaudesert to Beenleigh Road (see map KRA 62). EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The Blue Rock resource consists of greenstone and greywacke is located in the head of the valley of a minor tributary of the Albert River, north of Cedar Creek. A large quarry is sited on the resource. SIGNIFICANCE: Sufficient resources remain for over 50 years of supply at current production rates. The resource is centrally located between the major urban centres of Brisbane and the northern Gold Coast, with a market area encompassing all or part of the Gold Coast, Redland, Logan, Ipswich Cities and, Moreton Bay and Scenic Rim Regional Council areas. SEPARATION AREA: A separation distance of 500 metres around the boundary of the resource and the processing area sited on the southwestern side of the resource is considered adequate, as the operations are screened from the surrounding area by steep ridges. TRANSPORT ROUTE: The transport route is along Tamaree Road to the west and then onto the Beaudesert to Beenleigh Road. The preferred transport route to reach the Pacific Highway is via Stanmore Road, which is also used by quarries in the Northern Darlington Range. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The KRA contains areas of State and regional biodiversity significance under the Biodiversity Planning Assessment administered by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.