Lone Star Industries, which produced almost 1.5 million tons of cement last year, has purchased 27 acres of property near its Cape Girardeau plant, a move that will increase the company's rock quarry ...

Under the hills and valleys of Carroll County geologists find an odd assortment of rocks – products of earth’s complex geologic history. limestone, a sedimentary rock, is one we have in abundance.

Exploiting more than 4.4 million tons of resources at Ao Beo limestone mine without permission from the authorities, Vissai ...

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 ...

The limestone quarry that the Spanish used to construct the Alamo in the 18th century was uncovered during a recent dig at the San Antonio Zoo. Crews at the zoo were excavating ahead of building a new ...

A plan to vastly expand a limestone mining operation on the northern edge of Glenwood Springs will set this Western Slope tourist town back a century, destroying its burgeoning tourist economy and ...

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 ...

  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 ...

BENTONVILLE -- A group has filed a lawsuit to stop a limestone quarry from beginning operation in its neighborhood. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Benton County Circuit Court. Cross Hollows ...