Goodquarry Article

Introduction
  What are Quarry Wastes?
  What are Quarry Fines?
  Why Treat Separately?
  Annual Production
Enviro + Socio Issues
  Summary of Impacts
  Impacts
Minimisation
  Why minimise?
  Minimising Wastes
  Minimising Quarry Fines
Mitigation
  Mitigating Waste Impacts
  Mitigating Fines Impacts
Good Practice

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Quarrying and the associated processing operations inevitably lead to the production of quarry fines and waste. The amount and type produced depends upon the geology and rock type quarried, the efficiency of the extraction and processing operation and the local market for quarried products. New markets for these sub-economic quarry materials may help to reduce the amount currently being held in stockpiles across the UK.

This section is an output of the MIST Quarry Fines Minimisation' and Waterless Fines Removal' projects. These were co-ordinated by the British Geological Survey (BGS); the project team included Green Horizons Environmental Consultants and Camborne School of Mines. The project steering panel included Aggregate Industries, Bradley Pulverizer, Metso Minerals, QPA and Tarmac. Many of these project partners have also contributed material in the form of comments, images and case studies.