Ironstone Hill Conservation Park

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Ironstone Hill Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [1]
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Ironstone Hill Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Kimba [2] [3]
Coordinates 33°14′51.35″S137°2′26.87″E / 33.2475972°S 137.0407972°E / -33.2475972; 137.0407972 Coordinates: 33°14′51.35″S137°2′26.87″E / 33.2475972°S 137.0407972°E / -33.2475972; 137.0407972 [1]
Established26 August 2010 (2010-08-26) [4]
Area196.50 km2 (75.9 sq mi) [4]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Ironstone Hill Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Middleback Range about 53 kilometres (33 miles) east south-east of the town of Kimba on the west side of the Middleback Range. [2]

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The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 and was constituted to permit access under the state’s Mining Act 1971 and Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. [4] [2]

In 2014, it was described as follows: [2]

Ironstone Hill Conservation Park (19 650 ha) is particularly significant for the protection of sandy dunes, which are preferred habitat of the endangered Sandhill Dunnart. The park (sic) is largely mallee vegetation, and protects plant species including the Desert Greenhood and Sandalwood which are listed as vulnerable under the National Parks and Wildlife Act.

The conservation park is bounded on its western side by the private protected area, the Secret Rocks Nature Reserve. [2] The waste-rock dump of Arrium's Iron Duke mine is located immediately to the east of the conservation park. [5]

Ironstone Hill Conservation is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eastern Eyre Peninsula Parks Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2014. pp. 3, 4, 5, 8 & 10. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Search result(s) for Ironstone Hill Conservation Park (Record No. SA0007550) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Parcel labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Nyamadzawo, G.; Mapanda, F.; Nyamugafata, P.; Wuta, M.; Nyamangara, J. (31 December 2007). "Short-term impact of sulphate mine dump rehabilitation on the quality of surrounding groundwater and river water in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe". Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 32 (15–18): 1376–1383. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.043 – via Physics and Chemistry of the Earth.
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