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Baw Baw extractive authority WA162

Current work authority Sand & gravel

Baw Baw extractive authority WA162 is a current extractive work-authority record for sand & gravel in Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -38.263, 145.940 (positional accuracy: reference point derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance), and appears in this directory's consolidated register of Australian mines and quarries, built from government geological-survey data.

The Victorian register records a current extractive work authority for this place. A current authority permits extraction subject to its approvals and conditions; it does not, by itself, prove that quarrying is occurring on the review date.

The source record identifies work authority WA162, the material category “Sand and Gravel” and Baw Baw. The map point is a directory reference derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance.

Additional recorded details — recorded mining start: 1996-06-01.

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Is Baw Baw extractive authority WA162 still operating?

The Victorian register records a current extractive work authority. That legal status does not, on its own, confirm production or site activity on the review date.

What does Baw Baw extractive authority WA162 produce?

The recorded commodities are Sand & gravel.

Where is Baw Baw extractive authority WA162?

In the Baw Baw local government area of Victoria. The displayed coordinate is a reference point derived from the public authority polygon, not a surveyed entrance or access point.

Who operates Baw Baw extractive authority WA162?

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StatusCurrent work authority
TypeQuarry
CommoditiesSand & gravel
StateVictoria
LocalityBaw Baw
Coordinates-38.2632, 145.9396 (reference point derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance)
Work authorityWA162
Source materialSand and Gravel
Authority polygon5.05 ha
Regulatory regionGippsland West
Mining start1996-06-01
MapOpen reference point ↗