The proponent of a controversial limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon has named Granite Construction as its operator, according to a website launched this week to promote the project that has drawn ...

Editor’s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont’s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. Many of these articles are based on audio/videotaped ...

The limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon is back. Despite intense opposition from Salt Lake County residents and elected officials, proponents of the controversial aggregate mine intend to ...

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 ...

QUINCY (CBS) – You might have heard Quincy referred to as the "Granite City." The nickname is well earned. The city was once the center of the granite-mining industry in the country. "In 1909, 146 ...

LAKESIDE-MARBLEHEAD - Marblehead’s old limestone quarries are aglow with the bright blooms of one of Ohio’s most spectacular wildflowers, the Lakeside daisy. Tetraneuris herbacea, most commonly known ...

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 ...