1. The view of post-mining sites is rapidly changing among ecologists and conservationists, as sensitive restoration using spontaneous succession may turn such sites into biodiversity refuges in human ...

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...

BENTONVILLE — A proposal to mine limestone near Lowell will be back Dec. 19 before the Benton County Planning Board, which delayed consideration last month after nearby residents protested. Many of ...

The public had an opportunity recently to tour a local business that mines stone material. Upstone Materials showcased its operations and how it processes the limestone it extracts from its site in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... COLORADO SPRINGS — A century-old limestone quarry in Colorado Springs is back open, four years after massive rock slides shut it down. The Pikeview Quarry ...

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. – It’s a conflict in Limestone County over limestone. Efforts to remove the county’s namesake stone from the earth at a Rogers Group quarry off Gray Road are the bedrock of some ...

Expansion of a 36-year-old rock quarry north of Glenwood Springs along Transfer Trail would definitely come with a significant increase in semi truck trips to and from a proposed loadout facility on ...

Parleys Canyon may soon be home to an open-pit limestone quarry, according to a proposal filed with Utah mining regulators this month. A recently formed LLC called Tree Farm proposes using explosives ...

Vail-area residents who don't want three open-pit limestone quarries in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains will host a forum later this month to rally more opposition. Meanwhile state officials ...

  VINCENT, Alabama -- Before kickoff at tonight's Vincent High School football game, there will be a special presentation concerning land acquired for the institution to expand athletic ...

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Although she now lives hours away in Georgetown, it may be said Limestone College graduate Virginia Skinner’s dedication to her alma mater is set in stone. Recently, the college ...