2016-07-12 - Item 13 - Att 1 - Extractive Resources and Mineral Planning Study 2016

3.4.1 Extractive resources
KRAs identify extractive resources of state or regional significance which the state considers
worthy of protection for future use under the SPP. The significance is determined by the
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, in accordance with the criteria detailed in Part 3:
Extractive resources—criteria for state significance of the SPP guideline. KRAs are made up of
both existing quarry sites and undeveloped sites.

The purpose of identifying key resource areas is to protect extractive resources from incompatible
land uses. The key resource area is a designation not a development approval for extracting the
resource. Two key resources areas are identified in the SPP in Noosa Shire:

KRA 56 – Ringtail Creek, (Appendix 3) and
KRA 57 – Wahpunga Range (Appendix 4)

The State Planning Policy Guideline outlines the composition of a KRA as having four parts:

      Resource/processing area—the extent of the extractive resource and any operational areas
       associated with the extraction and processing of the resource.

      Separation area—the area surrounding the resource/ processing area that is required in to
       maintain separation from people who may be affected by residual impacts such as noise,
       dust and ground vibrations of existing or future extractive operations within the
       resource/processing area. This area is designed to maintain an adequate buffer between
       extractive operations and incompatible uses.

       The minimum distance is 200 metres for resources that don’t require blasting or crushing to
       extract (sand, gravel and clay) and 1000 metres for hard rock resources as blasting and
       crushing of material is required. In some cases the separation area may be less than the
       minimum distances in consideration of local features such as topography or existing
       development commitments.

      Transport route—the route used to transport extracted resources to market. The transport
       route is a road or a rail link from the boundary of the resource/processing area to a major
       road or railway.

      Transport route separation area—the area surrounding the transport route needed to
       maintain separation of people from undesirable levels of noise, dust and ground vibration
       produced as residual impacts from the transportation of extractive material.

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