Development of a methodology for selection of industrial grade-a quarry site for coarser and finer aggregates

Abstract

Recent history has revealed that the identification of prospective mineral resources is essential to sustain mineral based industry to full fill the demand required in future. Aggregate industry also has the same risk of sustaining due increased demand and the lack of available sites. Therefore this study assists to identify prospective sites which can be developed to IML-A grade quarry sites and this develops a methodology which can be applied to all over the country to recognize such locations. The applicability of designed methodology is ensured by applying it to Kalutara District - Dodangoda AGA Division and potential sites are identified. Local authorities like Geological Survey and Mines Bureau will be able to reserve the potential locations which will be identified by the study for future development without urbanizing those areas. This will facilitate establishing new quarries at a lower cost.