After more than a century as an aggregates operation, the 180-acre Millington Quarry property off Stonehouse Road in Bernardsville, N.J., will move into the next phase of its existence after the final closing of its sale to a redeveloper.
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From Gravel to an RV Park
July 3, 2023 – A reclaimed Doan Companies sand and gravel operation has now become Hidden Lakes RV Park, according to a story on MLive. “It’s a little off the charts for a concrete and highway construction company,” said Dennis Doan, chairman of Doan Companies, the firm he founded with his father and a partner in 1970. His company took over the former Manchester Gravel and…
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 MoreA Reclamation Project
June 23, 2021 – Trap Rock Industries is scheduled to cease quarrying activities in 2023 at its 166-acre Moores Station Quarry property, located along the east side of Route 29 near Titusville, N.J. After its lease expires, Mercer County will assume responsibility for the abandoned quarry. The county said that this scenario creates a unique opportunity to transform this property into recreational…
Read MoreInnovative Quarry Operation Proposed in Colorado
A proposal to develop an environmentally focused sand and gravel supply operation in Dotsero, Colo., is the first step to bringing a long-contemplated vision of rural residential homes and first-ever commercial services to an expanding community at the eastern mouth of Glenwood Canyon and on the north side of Interstate 70, according to developers.
Read MoreNorthern Ontario Aggregates Operations Seek to Enhance Biodiversity
The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corp. (TOARC), through the Management of Abandoned Aggregate Properties (MAAP) program, focuses on two important Aggregate Resources Trust purposes: the rehabilitation of legacy pits and quarries, and research relating to aggregate resource management, including rehabilitation.
Read MoreHamm Companies Awarded Kansas Reclamation Award
Hamm Companies Inc. was recently awarded the 2019 Governor’s Mined Land Reclamation Award by the Kansas Department of Transportation at the Kansas Aggregate Producers Association convention.
Read MoreChaney Golf Tournament Held at Reclaimed Quarry Site
Maryland-based construction-materials producer Chaney Enterprises raised more than $98,000 for the American Cancer Society, and substance abuse and cancer research at its 20th Annual Babe & Dick Chaney Memorial Golf Tournament.
Read MoreReclamation Moving Forward at San Rafael Rock Quarry
The San Rafael Rock Quarry, San Rafael, Calif., will restore about seven acres of lands at its operation, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
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