Mr Mike
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17 years ago
Does anyone know how many working quarries there are in the UK?
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Peter Burgess
17 years ago
Do you mean working opencast extraction sites, or working sites for just building stone or slate, underground or otherwise?
Mr Mike
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17 years ago
Working opencast quarries for aggregates, minerals etc... Not slate or building stone.
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sparty_lea
17 years ago
BGS publish a directory of working UK mines and quarries every year, I dont have a recent copy though, they're too expensive. Maybe your library can get hold of one for you?
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Mr Mike
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17 years ago
Yes, came across that on their site, but £40 odd quid just to get a figure, there must be another source??
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17 years ago
Get the ISBN number and request it from your local library as a British Library loan - much cheaper unless you forget to take it back on time!
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davel
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17 years ago
"Mr Mike" wrote:

Does anyone know how many working quarries there are in the UK?


Have you tried asking the British Aggregates Association? http://www.british-aggregates.co.uk/ 

Dave
carnkie
17 years ago
Slightly off topic but if you are looking for a stone DB this isn't a bad place to start.

http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/archive/stones_ahrb_2005/cfm/Public/searches/AllQuarries.cfm 
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Mr Mike
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17 years ago
"davel" wrote:

"Mr Mike" wrote:

Does anyone know how many working quarries there are in the UK?


Have you tried asking the British Aggregates Association? http://www.british-aggregates.co.uk/ 

Dave



Thanks, contacted them, spoke with a very knowledgeable guy. It is safe to say there are over 1500 working quarries in the UK. This does not include clay pits or open cast mines.
Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk
Dean Allison
17 years ago
1500 is more than I would have thought. Thats quite a lot! Wonder how many there are in the Weardale area.
chriscambo25
17 years ago
Im certain Helen Wilkinson could confirm but not many in Weardale, i can think of 5 , there are some more in Teesdale .
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