Stancombe Quarry Explained

Stancombe Quarry is a quarry at Flax Bourton near Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England.

The quarry which is operated by Tarmac produces Carboniferous Limestone, which is mainly for use on the roads,^[1] after crushing on site.^[2] The site has an expected output of 28 million tonnes over a 25-year period.^[3]

In 1999 the car park at the quarry was used as a test site for a porous asphalt pavement.^[4]

In June 2010, an explosion involving a lorry injured two people in Stancombe Quarry.^[5] The A370 road was closed but opened the following day.^[6]

References

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Notes and References

1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6143 Stancombe Quarry production
2. Web site: Hazemag at Stancombe Quarry . Aggregates and Recycling Information Network . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093542/http://www.agg-net.com/case-study/hazemag-at-stancombe-quarry . 7 July 2011 .
3. Web site: Contaminated land inspection strategy November 2001 (revised 2003) . North Somerset Council . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308110947/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/nr/rdonlyres/68c27eab-cfb0-4a49-9506-77971320552e/0/strategy_contaminatedlandstrategy.pdf . 8 March 2012 .
4. Web site: Stancombe Quarry Car Park, Bristol . Tarmac . 29 January 2011.
5. News: Two injured in Flax Bourton quarry explosion. BBC News . 14 June 2010.
6. Web site: Two men in hospital after explosion at quarry. Bristol 24/7.