Bardon Hill Quarry - Wikipedia
Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire. [1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3][4] This quarry has been operated for over 400 years and produces three million tonnes of rock a …
Rock of Ages: A visit to the historic Bardon Hill Quarry
2017年5月16日 · Its size is truly impressive: it’s the fifth largest quarry in the country, covering 74 acres and already 19 levels (200 metres) deep, with another five workable levels of stone to go. Travelling...
Bardon Hill - Wikipedia
Bardon Hill is part of the eroded remains of a volcano. [9] It is the highest point in Leicestershire and the National Forest, 278 m (912 ft) above sea level. [1] Due to its prominence, it is visible for many kilometres around. [10] It adjoins Bardon Hill Quarry, a geological SSSI.
New satellite picture shows scale of huge quarry expansion
2021年8月5日 · Granite has been mined around Bardon Hill, near Coalville, for hundreds of years and operator Aggregate Industries has been working on a new big hole for the past couple of years.
Bardon Hill Quarry - Wikiwand
Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservat...
RopeCon® Bardon Hill - Doppelmayr Group
The RopeCon® Bardon Hill used to transport overburden dramatically reduces CO2 emissions and environmental impacts. Bardon Hill Quarry near Leicester in Leicestershire is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest continuously operated quarries.
Bardon Hill | GeoGuide
The site includes the crags and spectacular viewpoint of Bardon Hill (which at 271 m elevation is the highest point of Charnwood Forest), and the extensive and deep quarry to the west (Figure 2.13).
A hill to quarry on - Aggregates Business
2024年2月2日 · Bardon Hill, situated within Bardon Hill Quarry, is the highest point in Leicestershire, 276 metres above sea level. With the hill and the overburden pit as our backdrop, Jackson talks about the quarry’s efforts to conserve and enhance nature and biodiversity.
Doppelmayr quarry restoration solution for Bardon Hill
The Doppelmayr RopeCon solution at Bardon Hill Quarry transports up to 1,000 tonnes of overburden per hour. Bardon Hill Quarry, near Leicester, is one of the UK’s oldest continuously operated quarries. Owners Aggregate Industries UK Ltd have recently developed a new quarry extension at this strategically important site.
Bardon Hill rocks formed from a volcano in Precambrian times, about 570 million years ago. The volcanic rocks are called andesite and its eruptions were similar to those recently witnessed on the island of Montserrat in the West Indies. The modern quarry is about 800 m across.