Cementos Lemona

Objective

The main project objectives were the landscape integration of infrastructures, degraded soils recovery, undesirable views screening, soil erosion and control and the previous habitat recovery for the fauna:

Context

Apario exploitation project stems in 1997 as a completely new project, due to the Cementos Lemona voluntary agreement with Lemona town and society for the immediate closure, regenerating and leasing for public use of the historical Peña Lemona Quarry, whose authorised reserves was not depleted, motivated by its proximity to the town.

Actions

Implementation of quarrying innovations such as indoor crushing, materials delivered through a glory hole and the commencement underground extraction of limestone.

Result

Maintenance of sustainable production and employment of the region, while minimising the collateral effects on biodiversity and flora of the region, specially due to the adjacency to the town of Lemona.

Partners

Public Organizations of the Basque Country.