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A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation ...
This is a list of notable quarries and areas of quarrying in the United States. A number of these are historic quarries listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), ranging from relatively ancient archeological sites to places having pre-World War II activity.
This is a list of notable quarries, worldwide. In Australia: Bombo Headland Quarry Geological Site; Boogardie quarry; Boya, Western Australia; Cronulla sand dunes; Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve; Mount Gibraltar Trachyte Quarries Complex; Portland Cement Works Precinct; Prospect Hill (New South Wales) Seaham Quarry; Statham's Quarry ...
Pages in category "Quarries in the United States" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Note: Quarries in countries without a country category for quarries are categorised as "Surface mines in ..." Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, and 450 feet (140 m) deep at its deepest point.
The Quenast quarry (French: Carrière de Quenast) or Porphyry quarries of Quenast is a historic porphyry deposit in Belgium and Europe's largest open-pit quarry.Porphyry has been mined from the quarry as an important source for construction since the 17th century and was traditionally used to make Belgian cobblestones for city streets.
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