Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable Livelihoods and …

Abstract. Stone is a useful natural resource, but its extraction has sustainability implications for the environment and livelihoods. This study examined the …

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Quarrying in Antiquity : Technology, Tradition and Social …

"A wide survey over four millennia is possible for quarrying tools and techniques because of their simplicity and long-lived traditions. The chief contribution of the Romans was their organisation of the stone trade by mass production, standardisation and long-distance transport. Indeed, in post-Roman Europe, especially in Britain, it was the excellence of …

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Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights …

Resource availability and extraction seem to present a paradox to most countries in the global south. It appears to be a curse rather than a blessing. Using the resource curse theory as a philosophical lens, this study qualitatively analysed the effects of the stone quarrying industry in the Wenchi municipality of Ghana. Using the case study …

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Assessment of Quarrying Impacts Comprehensively with Futuristic Vision

The value contribution of this sector is discussed showing the rational relation between consumption and production. ... Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone Cutting Industries on ...

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Life Cycle Inventory of techniques for stone quarrying, cutting …

Detailed LCI datasets on stone quarrying, cutting and finishing techniques are described and discusses, as well as provided in file format for future use by LCA practitioners. Datasets refer to the techniques most commonly employed in the Italian stone sector (and exported worldwide) and are mainly based on primary data collected from …

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(PDF) Environmental, social and health impacts of stone quarrying …

Many health impacts like bodily pain, eye infection, sleepless nights, headache, cough and chest pain have been reported due to engagement in stone quarrying. In spite of its contribution towards ...

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Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Stone Quarrying

Results indicated that, stone quarrying did more harm than good on the biophysical environment as it came with terrestrial ecosystem degradation as reported by 65%, water quality deterioration as ...

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What is quarrying and why is it important?

Quarrying is part of the wider extractive industry and the natural stone, gravel and sand that comes from a quarry are known as …

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Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights from …

Knowledge about the gender and age structure of the area under study provides vivid dimensions of the problem and the category of people, who are affected by it, hence provide an entry point in analysing the situation. Both sexes and different age groups stayed and carried out …

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India Stone Mining And Quarrying Market (2024-2030)

India Stone Mining And Quarrying Market Synopsis. The India stone mining and quarrying market was estimated at USD 5 Billion in 2020 with an annual production capacity of around 2-2.6 Billion tons which is likely increase over 2021 - 2024 due to rising infrastructure investment across residential as well as non-residential sectors such as …

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The environmental impact of extraction: A holistic review of …

Mediterranean countries have made the largest contribution to the literature, likely related to their large marble deposits used for ornamental stone, and their …

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The Environmental Impact of Stone Quarrying …

Stone quarrying involves the extraction of natural stones from the earth's crust for various purposes, including construction, decoration, and manufacturing. The process typically begins with …

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Characteristics of airborne particles in stone quarrying …

Rapid urbanization has created huge demands for stone mining/quarrying to provide aggregates, e.g., stone blocks, slabs, and crushed stone, for construction activities (Escavy et al., 2022; Schiappacasse et al., 2019).Natural stone quarrying is one of the predominant methods used for stone extraction and constitutes a core industry in …

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Life Cycle Inventory of technologies for stone quarrying, …

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Small-Scale Stone Quarrying: Its Contribution to …

Uganda's largest building stone quarry, (Namubiru stone quarry) is located in Mukono 6 kilometres from Mukono town and it occupies 30 acres' land with a production capacity of 80 tons per day and ...

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Quarrying of stones | PPT

2. Quarrying of Stones. Definition: Stones occur in the form of natural rock masses or layers on the surface. The process of extraction of suitable stones from their natural rock beds or layers is commonly …

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Life cycle assessment of stone buildings in the Taihang …

Bianco and Blengini described the details of stone quarrying, cutting and finishing techniques in modern industry system and provide ... acidification (32.6%) and eutrophication (36.9%). Nevertheless, compared to stone blocks in DSW, the contribution share of stone cladding becomes far lower. It has led directly to a dramatic decrease in …

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(PDF) Small-Scale Stone Quarrying: Its …

Women constitute a large segment of workers in the informal mines and quarries all over the world, working as cutters, diggers, sievers, panners, crushers, processors and transporters of a broad range of minerals from …

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Characterizing the Effects of Quarrying Industry in Northern

More than 300 quarries and 1000 stone cutting industries are exist in Palestine, with a total annual yield of 100 million tons of raw stone and 25 million square meters of good stone.

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Characterising particulate matter source contributions in …

Na Phra Lan Subdistrict is a pollution control zone with the highest PM10 level in Thailand. Major mobile and industrial sources in the area are related to stone crushing, quarrying and mining.

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Environmental and Socio-economic Impact …

The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the …

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Plans for the National Stone Centre

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and National Stone Centre (NSC) have merged. Together we will work to inspire people to engage with the origin, the industry and the history of stone. ... In addition, by seeking to make a significant contribution to the Derbyshire visitor economy, we will engage and inspire future generations to join an exciting ...

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Quarry

A quarry is a place where rocks, sand, or minerals are extracted from the surface of Earth.A quarry is a type of mine called an open-pit mine, because it is open to Earth's surface.Another type of …

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Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts

For example, the World Bank 119 estimates that more than 12 million people are employed in the artisanal and small-scale quarrying sector in India, and there are at least 170,000 known sand and stone miners in Uganda. 120 As mining becomes more formal and mechanized, its contribution to livelihoods becomes more modest. …

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Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: …

For example, the World Bank 119 estimates that more than 12 million people are employed in the artisanal and small-scale quarrying sector in India, and …

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Quarry | Rock Extraction, Blasting & Crushing

Sand, gravel, and crushed rock quarries employ standard surface-mining techniques.Crushed stone is used for concrete aggregate, for road building, and, in the case of limestone, as flux in blast furnaces …

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Life Cycle Inventory of techniques for stone quarrying, …

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South Africa Stone Quarrying, Clay and Sandpits, and …

Dublin, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Stone Quarrying, Clay and Sandpits, and Mining of Phosphate in South Africa 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets's offering.. South ...

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