quarry

Lee Heyes jumped into a quarry when he was 15 after he realised the older teen had got into difficulty.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

In 2023, the owners sold the quarry to Grand Lone Pine Canyon Enterprises LLC, a West Covina company whose members include Treiss International Corp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

As they launched their campaign against the quarry, “vested rights” soon became an indelible part of their vocabularies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The distances are added up, although some of the most proficient skimmers will hit the back wall of the quarry, a distance of 207ft or 63m.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the darkness and rugged terrain of the quarry bottom, Dad’s foot was crushed by a tree limb.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The Texas-based company said Tuesday that Virginia quarry operator Luck Stone will expand its use of autonomous haul trucks to two additional quarries following an 18-month autonomous hauling pilot at its Bull Run, Va., operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

On another nearby property overlooking an ancient sea wall, excavations revealed two stone quarries "one Roman and the other Phoenician", she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Whiles is among a group of residents calling for a pause on blasting at Craig yr Hesg and other quarries until the HSE has concluded its investigation at the Taff's Well site.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

When the FTC first moved against this practice with a 1973 rule, its quarries were 72 book clubs and four record clubs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

We coasted by the entrance to Halibut Point State Park where, some nights, Fred’s sisters swam in the quarries.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Local artists, with easy access to Carrara marble quarried just down the coast, created thousands of sculpted scenes that by turns commemorate, re-create or just refer to the dead in towering dioramas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Most of the Aravallis lie in Rajasthan, and a quarter of the state's hills have been quarried, a 2018 Supreme Court-constituted committee found.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

It has close connections with the slate trade which once dominated north west Wales' economy, with its harbour once used for the transport of slate quarried nearby.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Twelve massive chunks of white stone were quarried there, transported in their raw state across the border and piled in six pairs adjacent to a Desert Hot Springs wind farm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

Not only could the material be used to build a prison, the state legislature reasoned, it could be quarried, placed on riverboats, and sold into the indefinite future, helping the prison turn a profit.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

O'Neill is currently Senior Logistics Manager at Powerscreen, a global manufacturer of equipment used in the quarrying, mining and construction industries.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“It builds on our core quarrying competency, expands our geographic footprint and immediately establishes Martin Marietta as the leading national producer of lime solutions,” he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“We anticipate this trend will continue, with a particular focus on areas such as mining, quarrying, construction and defense.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Jobs connected to mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction also saw strong wage growth, according to the analysis.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

All the other visible hills, including those facing me across the narrow valley, looked to be in good health, except where they had been scarred and gouged by quarrying or strip mining, which was regularly.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson