Quarry jump claims another victim Northern Star Two thrill seekers have recently been seriously injured after jumping off these cliffs at Island Quarry, some of which are up to 25m high. OPERATORS of the Island Quarry Reserve trust are pleading with the public to stop jumping into the quarry after a ... Daredevil Emma Weisglas plunge claims third victim in Byron BayThe Daily Telegraph all 8 news articles »

Quarry denies responsibility for receding water table StarNewsOnline.com Watts, 60, places the blame for a receding water table in his rural neighborhood squarely on the Shelter Creek Quarry across the street. Quarry owners deny the operation has anything to do with Watts' problems, which also include a dried-up pond on his ...

Illegal quarrying for gemstones rampant Deccan Chronicle By DC Correspondent Owning to non-operations and other reasons, the mines department has issued notices to all firms that were given licenses to quarry semi precious gemstones in the Karaka hill range coming under Narsipatnam. Owning to non-operations ...

Daily Mail

Illegal quarry threat to Nilgiri big cats Daily Mail The unauthorised quarry, which operates round the clock, is situated in a sensitive zone of the Biligirirangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve, 260 km southwest of Bangalore. The reserve forest is home to 36 big cats and the ecologically sensitive zone ... and more »

RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Re-site quarry Press-Enterprise The proposed Liberty Quarry near Temecula is a case of a promising project in the wrong location. The quarry proponents have not made a convincing case that the potential benefits of the mine in this spot outweigh the drawbacks to the nearby region.

Quarry Wine & Spirits Pours Taste Patch.com By Janet Metzner Tim Shriver of Prestige Beverage introduces Quarry Wine & Spirits customers to Etalon vodka Friday. Shriver is a resident of Towson. The boutique-like shop not only carries wines, but brew and spirits as well. On Friday, Tim Shriver of ...

Mid-Winter Fest Medallion Found Saturday in Quarry Point Park Patch.com Submitted Apple Valley's annual Mid-Winter Fest medallion hunt ended Saturday afternoon in Quarry Point Park. Corey Bixby, of Farmington, is this year's medallion hunt winner; he received $250 as a prize. Bixby found the medallion in Quarry Point Park ... and more »

Campaigners gear up to fight quarry tipping plan The Oxford Times By Liam Sloan » RESIDENTS in Woodeaton are stepping up a campaign against a proposal to dump 520000 tonnes of rubble in a quarry after a planning application was submitted. McKenna Plant Hire wants to restore Woodeaton Quarry by transporting an average ... and more »

abc7.com

Riverside quarry proposal kicks up dust at hearing Los Angeles Times The controversy stirred up by a proposed rock quarry on a mountain overlooking the Temecula Valley had busloads of union members clashing with caravans of neon-shirt-wearing neighborhood groups at a public hearing Monday. LIBERTY QUARRY: Hearing pits jobs vs. environmental concernsPress-Enterprise Liberty Quarry Appeal Hearing UnderwayPatch.com Quarry project: Debate over jobs, land preservationabc7.com NBC Los Angeles -The Desert Sun -Southwest Riverside News Network all 19 news articles »

The Guardian

Set in stone: a luxury villa in a quarry on the Egadi islands off Sicily The Guardian A villa in a quarry sounds like another example of quirk over quality – not really somewhere you'd want to hole up for long. On the tiny, sleepy Egadi island of Favignana though, staying in a quarry is a stylish prospect. Since Roman times, tufa, ... and more »