CEMEX UK has submitted plans to extract up to 1 million tonnes of sand and gravel and restoration with inert materials over eight years from land at Whitehall Farm in Egham, Surrey. The plans include the erection of processing plant and associated mineral infrastructure and the provision of a new access. CEMEX said that extraction […]
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WBM to cut water by 70% in sand and gravel extraction
Wight Building Materials Ltd (WBM) has started a major multi-million pound project to cut radically water used during sand and gravel extraction. The company, based at St Georges Down, Blackwater on the Isle of Wight, is installing a filter press which reduces by 70% the amount of water used in the processing of aggregate materials. […]
Earthline plans 700,000t sand and gravel quarry in Wiltshire
Earthline Ltd plans to extract 700,000 tonnes of sand and gravel from 50 hectares of agricultural land over seven years at a new quarry at Blackburr Farm, Wiltshire. The site, located circa 10km north of Swindon, between Cricklade and Kempsford, will be worked and restored in five main phases. The company said that this would minimise […]
Cavenham sand and gravel quarry granted extension
Cavenham Quarry in Suffolk will be extended by 4.1 hectares for the extraction of 152,000 tonnes of sand and gravel over 12 months. The site in Bury St Edmunds is operated by Allen Newport Ltd and currently covers some 62 hectares and has been operating since the 1960s. Suffolk County Council granted permission for the […]
Breedon sells assets to Tillicoultry for CEMEX deal
Breedon Group has agreed to sell certain assets to Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd for £12.2 million to allow its purchase of certain CEMEX UK assets. ASSETS The move addresses concerns by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over Breedon’s deal with CEMEX UK, which the could substantially reduce competition in certain areas. The 14 sites include […]
CEMEX hopes for new sand and gravel quarry in Surrey
CEMEX UK is to apply for permission to extract up to one million tonnes of sand and gravel from a derelict site at Whitehall Farm in Egham, Surrey. In 2011, Surrey County Council allocated the site as a preferred area for mineral extraction in the Surrey Minerals Local Plan. Located approximately one mile to the […]