Rocca Incisa Quarry, Bagnasco (Cuneo, north-western Italy)

Open pit cultivation of dolomites for aggregates

The Rocca Incisa quarry in Bagnasco, owned by SAISEF S.p.A., a Triassic dolomite bed is being exploited. The quarrying method implies the excavation of 10 m-high horizontal benches, whose faces have a final slope of about 45°. This configuration allows a full environmental recovery of the slopes, by minimizing the visual impact of the quarry.
The quarry includes a crushing and sieving plant for the production of aggregates for concrete and bituminous mixtures. Part of the raw quarry run is also put on the market in the form of tailings and large building blocks.

Variant cultivation and environmental recovery project

Client	S.A.I.S.E.F Spa
Period	2017-2019
Works Amount	n.a.
Activities	Variation of the quarry main design to account for the reuse of tailings from external sources, for environmental recovery purposes Upgrading of the quarry plan for authorization, including the design of a reprofiling scheme for the main hauling ramp Geological and structural surveys for the upgrade of the geological and geomechanical reference model Reassessment of the quarrying time-line to account for the need of providing large volumes of raw tailings and building rock blocks Follow-up of the authorization procedure by the public authority (Province of Cuneo) and assistance to the client during the public inquiry

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