Featherstone Quarries Yields Australian Porphyry Stone in Queensland

RANDOM PORPHYRY TILES (40/60mm Thick - 150/400mm Top)

FEATHERSTONE QUARRIES Pty Ltd is a new Australian Porphyry Stone quarry located near Dimbulah at Emuford in far North Queensland.

The quarry, owned and operated by Tom Congoo and his Family, yields high quality Porphyry stone ranging from earthy ochre and reds to green/blue grey hues.

Porphyry Stone is a high glass (silica) content volcanic stone structured in parallel slabs and is highly regarded as a non-slip oil resistant paving product for exterior surfaces. It is stronger and harder wearing than bluestone or granite and has been used for centuries for walling, paving and roads, in the form of Cobblestones, Split Tiles and Random Mosaic Tiles.

Jarby's Logistics, an established Indigenous Training and Mentoring Business will provide on-site training supported by the Metropolitan South Institute of Tafe and other local Employment agencies.

Tom Congoo, Indigenous Elder says 'It is important that our people have pride in their work and earn their living from their land'.

Quarry operations began in early July and Australian Porphyry Stone will be available throughout Australia from August 2010.

For Further information please contact:

Quarry Manager Tom Congoo (M) 0400 272 537
Training / Business Mentor Keith Davies (M) 0427 737 947
Sales Manager Andrea Tomaselli (M) 0403 424 074

Our webpage www.australianporphyrystone.com.au will be online in the next 2 weeks, in the mean time you can source information about Porphyry Stone at www.porphyry.com.au or email us at info@australianporphyrystone.com.au

From left: Marcia Nguyen, Marcella Congoo, Ailsa Bong,
Doreen Duong, and Tom Congoo