Colorado Operation Faces Push-BackRocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) wants to expand its operation in Glenwood Springs, Colo., however some locals do not share the enthusiasm for expanding the 15.7-acre quarry site to 447 acres.
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PERMITTING – JANUARY 2021
Vulcan’s Comal Quarry Gets HearingA lawsuit filed by local citizens’ groups opposing a proposed quarry owned by Vulcan Materials was heard by a judge Dec. 8, 2020, in the 459th District Court in Travis County, Texas, according to Community Impact. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 14, 2020, by Friends of Dry Comal Creek and Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry against the Texas…
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Colorado Quarry Would Produce Material for LandfillThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office is considering a proposal to mine unconsolidated clay, sand and gravel material approximately 10 miles north of Salida, Colo., just east of the Chaffee County landfill, according to the Ark Valley Voice. Chaffee County is proposing to develop 40 acres of BLM-managed lands. “This…
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Montana Producer Faces New Zoning DistrictAccording to KXLH, the Lewis and Clark County, Mont., commission approved a set of land use regulations for a new zoning district in the Helena Valley. Special Zone District No. 51 covers about 389 acres.
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Massachusetts Quarry Gets a Cease and DesistThe town of Acushnet, Mass., issued a cease and desist order to a PJ Keating operation on Aug. 10 demanding that all operations shut down, according to Sun Coast Times.
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CEMEX Continues Fight for Soloedad Canyon Project The decades-long battle over a CEMEX aggregates operation in the Santa Clarita Valley in California is far from over, even though the company’s second 10-year mining contract officially expired on July 31. CEMEX requested a one-year extension of the mining contract at Soloedad Canyon, a request that was denied by the Bureau of…
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Michigan Bill Would Cut Permitting Time A bill introduced in the Michigan state senate in 2019 could limit the ability that local municipalities currently have to deny permits to proposed mining operations, according to a report on Fox 17. Supporters of Senate Bill 431, sponsored by Sen. Adam Hollier, say it will drive down certain construction costs in Michigan. Kevin Cotter,…
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Quarry Files Application to Expand Nelson Aggregate has filed an application to expand the quarry they operate in north Burlington, Ontario, Canada, according to the Burlington Gazette. The application was delivered to the city, the Region of Halton, the Niagara Escarpment Commission and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry as well as the members of the Joint Agency Review…
Read MoreVested Mining Rights Determination Paves Way for Sale of High-Grade Limestone Property
By Juve Pinedo In California, gaining the entitlement for conducting any type of mining operation has become highly risky and expensive. Although industry wages are among the highest, and the products are one of the most commonly consumed economic commodities, public activism and high stakes entitlement processes have nearly ended the opportunity to replace depleted resource production facilities.
Read MorePERMITTING – MARCH 2020
Alabama Quarry Opposed Opelika, Ala.-based OAonline reported that Creekwood Resources, a company based out of Florence, Ala., submitted applications for air and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. The latter would enable the company to discharge select pollutants into local waters, with limits placed on how often it could be done. Residents have been posting yard signs outside of their…
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