According to the Green Valley News, Vulcan Materials submitted an application for a conditional use permit with the Town of Sahuarita, Ariz., to operate a hot mix asphalt plant at its current sand and gravel mining operation along Old Nogales Highway, just over a half-mile from some of the northernmost homes in Quail Creek. Residents have since raised a number…
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Section of Colorado Quarry Closed Following Rockslide
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has shut down a major portion of the Glenwood Springs limestone quarry operated by Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) in Glenwood Springs, Colo., following a rockslide incident, according to an article in the Post Independent. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District spokesman Eric Coulter said that a BLM geologist and inspectors…
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Garfield District Court Judge Anne K. Norrdin issued an order granting Garfield County, Colo.’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) against the county two years ago, according to SILT. In her June 26 order, Judge Norrdin ruled that the county special use permit “does not authorize unrestricted or unregulated mining activities by RMI,…
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