Pit & Quarry, November 2018
PERMITTING Perhaps the process is more daunting now because opposition groups can organize easily online Their reach is greater and voice seemingly larger because of tools that simply werent there not too long ago The opposing arguments to aggregate sites are really one and the same in every community that pits and quarries are loud dusty and create high traffic environments and that they have detrimental impacts on water quality and property values A producer can enact measures that exceed regulatory compliance requirements and go beyond reason to ease the concerns of those in the community and a permit still wont be awarded despite the producing company doing everything and more that was asked of it Months of eagerly awaiting a permit can drift into years or a decade of despair not to mention hundreds of thousands or millions of invested dollars without the desired result Maybe this narrative describes circumstances surrounding your company Its certainly a familiar narrative for Parks whos experienced a good balance of permitting wins and losses in his career I dont see signs its going to get easier he says Parks mettle like a number of other producers across the nation has undoubtedly been tested Fortunately some of the more trying times provided him with useful knowledge to prepare Memphis Stone Gravel for its road ahead with local authorities WINS AND LOSSES A prospective site where Memphis Stone Gravel was once approved to mine is a good example of how strenuous the permitting process can be As Parks describes his company pursued a mine permit for a North Memphis metro area property spanning two counties That meant appealing to two different entities for permits creating a rather unique situation from the outset The companys permitting pursuit in that North Memphis area is now going on 12 years and the end isnt exactly in sight Weve not given up on it yet but we feel like its even more of an uphill battle says Parks who is involved in all phases of Memphis Stone Gravels resource development including investigation property negotiation and acquisition feasibility studies permitting public relations and long range mine planning Memphis Stone Gravels now up andrunning plant in Southaven Mississippi on the other hand is an example of how the permitting process should work at IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND PRODUCTION WITH OUR CRUSHERS US Representative Michael Tougher michael tougher@ seprosystems com Phone 15419442962 Toll Free 18009905568 GRIZZLY KING JAW CRUSHER CONE CRUSHER MINERAL PROCESSING AGGREGATE SPECIALISTS Visit seprosystems com pit quarry for more information GRIZZLY KING JAW CRUSHERS CONE CRUSHERS DEWATERING SCREENS VIBRATING GRIZZLY FEEDERS AND MORE 62 PIT QUARRY November 2018 pitandquarry com
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