Editing Quarry (section)

{{Short description|A place from which a geological material has been excavated from the ground}}
{{Other uses|Quarry (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Query (disambiguation){{!}}Query}}
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[[File:Carrara-panorama_delle_cave4.jpg|thumb|[[Carrara marble|A quarry at Carrara]] in [[Tuscany]], Italy]]
[[File:PortlandQuarry.jpg|thumb|A [[Portland stone]] quarry on the [[Isle of Portland]], England]]
[[File:Stone quarry adelaide.JPG|thumb|An abandoned [[construction aggregate]] quarry near [[Adelaide]], South Australia]]
[[File:Stone_Quarry_Kerala.JPG|thumb|right|An abandoned stone quarry in [[Kerala]], India]]
[[Image:0 Carrières du Hainaut à Soignies (2).JPG|thumb|Stone quarry in [[Soignies]], [[Hainaut (province)]], Belgium]]
[[File:Cava Matera Inerti.png|thumb|[[Matera]] quarry in [[Basilicata]], Italy]]
[[File:Hagen, Steinbruch Donnerkuhle (3).jpg|thumb|Donnerkuhle Quarry, near Hagen, Germany]]
[[File:Prospect Quarry.jpg|thumb|[[Prospect Hill (New South Wales)|Prospect Quarry gap]] in [[Sydney]], Australia]]
A '''quarry''' is a type of [[open-pit mining|open-pit mine]] in which [[dimension stone]], [[rock (geology)|rock]], [[construction aggregate]], [[riprap]], [[sand]], [[gravel]], or [[slate]] is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safety risks and reduce their environmental impact.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-24|title=Law Document English View|url=https://www.ontario.ca/laws/view|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Ontario.ca|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=US EPA|first=OW|date=2014-03-10|title=Mineral Mining and Processing Effluent Guidelines|url=https://www.epa.gov/eg/mineral-mining-and-processing-effluent-guidelines|access-date=2020-06-30|website=US EPA|language=en}}</ref>

The word ''quarry'' can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as [[Bath stone]].