Rockbank Quarry
Rockbank Quarry is a current extractive work-authority record for basalt, hard rock & aggregate and scoria & volcanic tuff in Melton, Victoria, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -37.682, 144.674 (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 WA346, the material category “Basalt New;Scoria” and Melton. The map point is a directory reference derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance.
Additional recorded details — the recorded operator is Keilor-Melton Quarries Pty Ltd; recorded mining start: 1996-06-01.
Victoria's geology and operations are documented in depth by the Geological Survey of Victoria; the sources for this page are listed below.
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At a glance
| Status | Current work authority |
|---|---|
| Type | Quarry |
| Commodities | Basalt, Hard rock & aggregate, Scoria & volcanic tuff |
| State | Victoria |
| Locality | Melton |
| Coordinates | -37.6821, 144.6743 (reference point derived from the authority polygon, not a surveyed quarry entrance) |
| Work authority | WA346 |
| Source material | Basalt New;Scoria |
| Authority polygon | 43.76 ha |
| Regulatory region | Port Phillip West |
| Operator | Keilor-Melton Quarries Pty Ltd |
| Mining start | 1996-06-01 |
| Map | Open reference point ↗ |