- A
quarry is a type of open-pit mine in
which dimension stone, rock,
construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or
slate is
excavated from the ground...
- to
surface mine aggregate. Barton,
Harry (1996). "The Isle of
Harris Superquarry:
Concepts of the
Environment and Sustainability".
Environmental Values...
- Uist
National Scenic Area. It is the site of the
original Lingerbay '
superquarry'
planning application,
submitted in 1991 and
finally withdrawn in 2004...
-
mining and
slate quarrying being of
former importance, but the
Glensanda superquarry, in
Morvern on the
opposite bank of Loch
Linnhe also
provides local employment...
-
reform especially on Eigg and
campaigned successfully against the
Harris superquarry in Lingerbay. He is a
fellow of the
Centre for
Human Ecology, an Honorary...
- to a
large area of
countryside around the village, from the
Glensanda Superquarry,
Kingairloch and
Kilmalieu in the
south and west (bordering
Morvern and...
- 1970s.
Several limestone quarries lie close,
including the "Tunstead
Superquarry", the
largest producer of high-purity
industrial limestone in Europe...
- 400-hectare (5,900-acre)
Glensanda Estate has been the home of the
Glensanda Superquarry created by
Foster Yeoman,
since acquired by the
Aggregate Industries...
-
quarries are
still located close to Buxton,
including the "Tunstead
Superquarry",
operated by
Tarmac in
Great Rocks Dale. It is the
largest limestone...
-
Archived from the
original on 12 June 2011. (subscription required) "
Superquarry consultation to close". BBC News. 20
October 2005. Highways. Vol. 68...
