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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana limestone quarry featured in the 1979 movie "Breaking Away" has been filled in following years of safety concerns. Sanders Quarry south of Bloomington was recently ...