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Two teens arrested for theft of explosives from Fred Weber quarry
The explosives belonged to Fred Weber quarry, located near Troy, Missouri. (Photo: Google Earth)
Authorities have identified two teens as suspects in a quarry theft near Troy, Missouri, KMOV reported.
Authorities caught the teens, Dylan Huber, 18, and Joshua Wilcockson, 19, ... Read More...
Australian town transforms old quarry into art
The old quarry will be used in part as a multimedia projection screen. (Photo: Serana Hunt / The Age)
The town of Dookie, Victoria in Australia will transform an old granite quarry into an audiovisual arena for use as a ... Read More...
Burpee Museum offers free Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry tours
(Photo: BLM)
Burpee Museum paleontologists and education personnel will next week conduct free guided tours at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry in Hanksville, Illinois, Deseret News reported.
(Photo: BLM)
The tours are scheduled from May 31 through June 9 at 11 a.m., ... Read More...
Braen quarry granted temporary operating license in New Jersey
(Photo: Borough of Ringwood, New Jersey)
The Borough Council in Ringwood, New Jersey, has voted to extend Braen Stone Industries’ operating license for its Van Orden Sand & Gravel quarry until September 24, NorthJersey.com reported.
The current license will expire on ... Read More...
Two suspects charged with arson in Jack’s Mountain Quarry case in Virginia
The two trucks belonging to Jack's Mountain Quarry (point A) were discovered on Jack's Mountain Road (highlighted in red). (Photo: Google Maps)
Two men have been charged with two counts of arson following the April 27 discovery of two burned ... Read More...
Vulcan-blocking bill dies in Alabama legislature
Alabama House of Representatives (Photo: Exothermic / Flickr)
Alabama lawmakers this week rejected a Madison County, Alabama, bill intended to stop quarry expansions near Gurley, according to AL.com.
The bill was not passed before the Alabama legislature’s session ended Tuesday.
The legislation ... Read More...
Two Michigan townships to consider quarry site plans
The proposed L-shaped quarry site would be bordered by Telegraph, Armstrong, Dauncey and Carleton-Rockwood Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)
Two township planning commissions in Michigan will meet this week to consider site plans for U.S. Silica’s proposed new sand quarry off ... Read More...
Excavators uncover ancient quarry in Jerusalem
An overview of the quarry site (Photo: Skyview Company, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced last week that local workers have discovered a quarry that was likely used in constructing Jerusalem’s ancient buildings.
The 11,000-square-foot quarry ... Read More...
Indiana appeals court denies quarry-blocking appeal
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Singleton Stone LLC in a suit to stop the company’s groundbreaking for a proposed limestone quarry near Lowell, Indiana, the Northwest Indiana Times reported.
In the suit, the owners of two farms ... Read More...
Millington Quarry endorsed for site rehabilitation
(Photo: Basking Ridge Patch)
The Planning Board in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on March 7 partially endorsed a proposal from Millington Quarry to rehabilitate its Stonehouse Road property for possible residential property in the future, according to the Basking Ridge ... Read More...
Residents push for new mining regulations in Sullivan, New York
As a decade-long legal battle about a proposed quarry in Sullivan, New York, comes to a close, local residents are pushing for a six-month extension on a moratorium on new mining activity, 9WSYR reported.
The town has passed two moratoriums on ... Read More...
Coldspring progresses with proposed granite operation expansion in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Granite (Photo: Bryant Olsen / Flickr)
Coldspring, formerly known as Cold Spring Granite, has completed its environmental assessment worksheet and is on its way to receiving approval for the expansion of its granite operation at its St. Cloud, Minnesota, site, ... Read More...
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