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FOR COLORADO QUARRY, RECLAMATION

IS ABOUT MORE THAN AESTHETICS

TEAM’S EFFORTS ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL WILDLIFE

Parkdale Quarry, located outside of Canon City, Colorado, Utilizing a top-down mine plan, Parkdale reclaims portions
provides railroad ballast and construction materials for of its quarry soon after being mined and concurrent
asphalt and concrete plants in southern Colorado and with overall mining operations on the site. While mining
southwestern Kansas. As the only rail-served quarry in the continues down the slope, mined-out areas are backfilled,
state of Colorado, it is an integral part of our business in re-graded and mulched or seeded.
the western United States. It is also a shining example of “For us, reclamation is integral to the mining process,”
reclamation done well.
noted Plant Manager Josh Esquivel. “Concurrent
Recently praised by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, reclamation helps ensure the quarry will be viewed in
Mining and Safety, Parkdale isn’t waiting until its reserves a positive light in the community, and that’s extremely
are exhausted to begin its reclamation efforts. As a matter important to our team. They are very proud of their
of fact, according to Manager of Geology and Survey reclamation efforts.”
David Bieber, such efforts began well before any mining “Our goal is that if someone flies over this site when
at the site took place. we’re done with it, they won’t be able to tell that any

“One of the first questions we ask ourselves when looking mining occurred here,” added West Division Aggregates
at a prospective mining site,” he said, “is what will be the Southern General Manager Mike Sheahan.
use of the site when mining is completed?”

While employees at Parkdale mine portions of
their quarry, they are actively reclaiming others.

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