Quarrying: Impacts

Quarries are found all over the world, providing employment and boosting local economies. What are the various economic, social and environmental impacts? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Globally, rock such as granite, marble and limestone is extracted by quarrying. The world's largest working limestone quarry, in Michigan, USA, can be seen from space. Quarrying provides jobs, primarily in rural areas and supports employment in related industries, such as construction. Quarrying is an unsustainable practice, extracting finite resources, disfiguring the environment and creating air and noise pollution. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.