Sand and gravel company TMC Inc. is moving forward with its application for a gravel pit, while nearby residents are lodging comments and raising concerns over the potential impacts on the local environment, traffic, water wells, air, their health and even the aesthetics of the area.
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Permitting Update: Colorado
Applicants for a gravel extraction operation along the Colorado River will return to the Eagle County Planning Commission requesting a special use permit to begin mining, County staff has recommended the commission approve the special use permit with conditions. Ideas for a gravel pit in the Dotsero area along the Colorado River have been rejected twice since 2016, but the…
Read MoreMinnesota DNR Completes Three New Aggregate Resource Maps
Geologists in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Aggregate Resource Mapping Program completed three new resource maps showing the potential for sand and gravel deposits, as well as crushed stone resources, in Swift, Sibley and Redwood counties. Aggregate resources are a critical natural material needed to construct roads, bridges, trails and buildings. Datasets for all three county projects, including…
Read MoreFormer Geneva Rock Quarry to Become Innovative Development
By Mark S. Kuhar Since 1954, Geneva Rock has been a top supplier of ready-mixed concrete, sand and gravel, asphalt and construction services in Utah. The company has a history of providing quality products and service. As a major employer in Utah, Geneva Rock has more than 1,200 employees and its parent company, Clyde Companies, has more than 4,000 employees. …
Read MoreBring on the Marshmallows
Aug. 26, 2021 – Over the years, we have seen former quarry operations become many things. But an urban campground is a new one. For years, the Dumbarton Quarry in Fremont, Calif., was a giant hole in the ground, a 320-ft.-deep gravel pit that produced rock used for half a century to build up San Francisco and Oakland’s airports, freeways, bridges…
Read MoreFormer Geneva Rock Quarry to Become Innovative Development
A former Geneva Rock gravel pit in Lehi, Utah, will become a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) mixed-use project. The site will feature 300 luxury apartments, 100 townhome units, connection to a future proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system between Utah and Salt Lake counties, and pedestrian and bicycle paths with easy access to nearby trail systems. The project will be…
Read MorePERMITTING – JULY 2021
Canadian Gravel Pit Proposed According to the Comox Valley Record, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation spokesperson confirmed the ministry has a Mines Act permit application. The proposed operation would run for no longer than 10 years. A copy of the notice of work application shows the applicant as a numbered company, but the contact person listed…
Read MorePERMITTING – DECEMBER 2020
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…
Read MoreAthabasca to Manage Coffey Lake Public Pit
Athabasca Minerals Inc. (AMI) was awarded a 15-year contract by the Province of Alberta, Canada, to construct, operate and manage the Coffey Lake Public Pit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. This Crown resource is situated on approximately 1,345 acres of land about 90 km north of Fort McMurray.
Read MorePERMITTING – October 2017
Concrete Crushing Permit Approved The Medina, Ohio, Planning Commission gave the Osborne Concrete Co. a conditional zoning permit to continue operation of its concrete-crushing operation despite complaints of noise and dust pollution from residents of two nearby housing developments, according to The Gazette. The decision was made after an hour-long meeting behind closed doors, which was called when the five members…
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