1st Edition

Spon's Quarry Guide To the British hard rock industry

    Spon's Quarry Guide provides complete and up-to-date information on all of Britain's hard rock quarrying industry. For over 700 quarries it gives full address, OS Map Number and grid reference, telephone and contact names. Rock type, colour, grain and products are listed. The Guide also gives, for the first time in any publication, the plant and equipment used at each quarry used for drilling, secondary breaking, load and haul and crushing.

    Preface. How to use this guide. Introduction. Directory of British quarry companies and their quarries. Indexes: 1. Quarry companies. 2. Quarries in England, Scotland and Wales. 3. Personnel. 4. Rock types in Britain. 5. Rock types in England, Scotland and Wales. 6. Rock colours in Britain. 7. Rock colours in England, Scotland and Wales. 8. Quarry products of Britain. 9. Quarry products in England, Scotland and Wales. 10. Personnel in quarry companies and their quarries. 11. Advertisers.

    Biography

    H. Gill, Mr D I E Jones, D.I.E. Jones, J.L. Watson