August 21st, 2008
Case Study: Using a Topsoil Screener to Reclaim a Quarry
By: bizzy | Construction |
A topsoil screener can be used even in the most heavy-duty situations. For instance, in Avondale, Pennsylvania, an abandoned rock quarry stood as nothing more than an eyesore for decades. That is, until the city hired a private company to level out the land for later use as a residential and commercial building site. The company’s goal: to completely level part of the existing hill while leaving behind useable soil at a specified grade.
The project would, of course, take some time. The hired company decided that, rather than starting at the bottom of the hill, they would begin at the top. To save time, they used crushers and portable screening plants in order that the crew could remove the stripped and quarried rock which remained at the site. This method was used to remove over 400,000 cubic yards of rock and sand, which was then processed with portable screening equipment.
Recovered from the debris was mica and mica schist; both are often used as structural fill in construction projects such as sanitary landfills. These materials were marketed by the reclamation company to contractors in the area. Once again, the use of a soil screener and a screening plant employing sophisticated technology was able to make the situation win-win for all parties involved.
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