Cape Burney

Brand Cape Burney is situated within the Mid-West coastal plain of Western Australia, near Cape Burney south of Geraldton. The terrain is characterised by low-relief aeolian limestone formations and calcarenite dunes, typical of the Abrolhos coastal sequence. This flat-to-undulating topography facilitates large-scale mass earthmoving with minimal overburden stripping ratios, enabling efficient bench-and-blast or rip-and-push extraction across broad working faces with low geotechnical complexity.

As an operating quarry, Brand Cape Burney supplies limestone and limesand to regional construction, agriculture, and coastal infrastructure markets. Workforce deployment follows DIDO (Drive-In Drive-Out) rosters given proximity to Geraldton's labour pool (~25–40 km radius). No permanent camp infrastructure is confirmed. B2B procurement channels remain unverified; prospective vendors and contractors should engage through Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) tenure records for operator identification.

• Primary commodities: Limestone and Limesand
• Operational status: Active / Operating
• Workforce model: DIDO — Geraldton regional base
• Regulatory jurisdiction: DMIRS Western Australia

Limesand and limestone extraction at this scale typically deploys hydraulic excavator and front-end loader fleets feeding primary crushing or direct-load haul circuits. Given the soft-to-medium competency of coastal calcarenite, ripping rather than blasting is the dominant fragmentation method. Material handling relies on conveyor belt systems linking extraction faces to stockpile or load-out zones, minimising haul truck cycles and reducing operational cost-per-tonne. Screening and grading infrastructure segregates product fractions for agricultural lime, road base, and construction aggregate specifications.

• Extraction method: Rip-and-push / hydraulic excavation
• Material handling: Conveyor-fed stockpile and load-out
• Processing: Screening, crushing, and grading circuits
• Product grades: Agricultural lime, road base, construction aggregate

Limestone and limesand quarries in coastal Mid-West WA operate under stringent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) conditions, with mandatory progressive rehabilitation of extracted cells. Given the absence of sulphidic tailings, conventional tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are not applicable; however, fines management and dust suppression are critical ESG obligations in this wind-exposed coastal environment. Rehabilitation protocols require native coastal vegetation reinstatement, topsoil reapplication, and post-closure landform stability assessments aligned with DMIRS Mine Closure Plan requirements.

• Regulatory framework: EPA WA + DMIRS Mine Closure Plan
• Rehabilitation: Progressive native revegetation of extracted cells
• Dust management: Mandatory suppression — high coastal wind exposure
• TSF applicability: Not applicable (non-sulphidic inert material)