Natural stone quarries.
Handling and Transport blocks career and regulations
Handling stone blocks weighing up to 15 -16 tons and a volume of several cubic meters is usually done by forklifts, cranes, derricks or specialized trucks ....
The blocks are then transported to the processing plant for cutting slices of different thicknesses depending on the destination of the stone.
Regulatory careers
Recall that quarrying in France is regulated and subject to official authorization. This regulation includes in particular the constraints of environmental protection policy.
The quarrying therefore requires significant material, financial and human to prepare career, operate, maintain, and restore end operating condition. Quarry rehabilitation is guaranteed by a financial security system.
