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Baw Baw extractive authority WA521

Current work authority Construction clay & clay shaleSand & gravel

Baw Baw extractive authority WA521 is a current extractive work-authority record for construction clay & clay shale and sand & gravel in Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -38.102, 146.089 (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 WA521, the material category “Clay;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: 1998-07-14.

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Is Baw Baw extractive authority WA521 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 WA521 produce?

The recorded commodities are Construction clay & clay shale and Sand & gravel.

Where is Baw Baw extractive authority WA521?

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 WA521?

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StatusCurrent work authority
TypeQuarry
CommoditiesConstruction clay & clay shale, Sand & gravel
StateVictoria
LocalityBaw Baw
Coordinates-38.1019, 146.0893 (reference point derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance)
Work authorityWA521
Source materialClay;Sand and Gravel
Authority polygon189.87 ha
Regulatory regionGippsland West
Mining start1998-07-14
MapOpen reference point ↗