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Dozens of Hanover County residents gathered Thursday night to express concerns about a proposed quarry project that would bring significant industrial activity to their rural community.
Quarry worker Darrell Bourne watches as a new, computerized stone saw digs into limestone quarried in Blacksburg for use on Virginia Tech buildings. The diamond-toothed blade measures 9 feet in ...
All blasting activities will be monitored and conducted according to state and federal laws, quarry officials said.
Southeast Missouri Stone Co. plans to mine limestone on an additional 55 acres at its quarry on South Kingshighway. The company currently mines limestone on 66 acres at the site. Southeast ...
The Quarry fire was likely human-caused and is being investigated as an arson, Kevin Bost, the investigations division chief with the Jefferson County Sheriff, said Friday.
Wake Stone has been blasting and crushing rock for 42 years near Umstead State Park. The company would like to expand and build a second quarry on leased Raleigh-Durham International Airport ...
However, beyond producing everything from boulders for break walls, crushed stone for road and rail beds, and stone dust for cement and asphalt, the quarry's sheer walls also paint a portrait of ...
Virginia-based, Luck Stone, will be building a granite quarry in Fairfield County and are looking to hire local employees.
The Umstead Coalition filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate a sunset clause in Wake Stone’s Triangle Quarry permit that would end mining near Umstead park by 2031.
Large 2.5-ton stone blocks and tools found in a large quarry in Jerusalem. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority One of the largest quarries in Jerusalem, dating back to the end of the Second Temple ...