Information Circular 8664: Effects of Urbanization Upon the Availability of Construction Minerals in Southeastern Florida

Details

• Personal Author:
  Edgerton, Curtis D.
• Description:
  Miami oolite limestone is the only significant construction mineral in southeastern Florida. Its source area coincides with that of rapid urban expansion. Two-thirds of the existing resource is already unavailable because of development. Land-use conflicts place future availability of limestone in jeopardy. However, a sufficient limestone resource to meet demand for many years is present if its extraction is not restricted. Adverse environmental effects of quarrying Miami oolite are not severe; land values often increase following quarrying. Future availability depends upon--(1) achieving uniformity of federal, state, county, and municipality statutory requirements governing quarry operations, (2) setting aside specific land areas for future quarrying, and (3) cooperative planning to provide for land utilization upon completion of quarrying. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Minerals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mineral-deposits Quarries Surface-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EFOC - Eastern Field Operations Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  24 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10009725
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-240021
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8664, 1974 Dec; :1-20
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8664
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be2b053b2333c697a770dc28c555e7e4e6b44525707dd4342f9d8d4bcf4834ad4e4da913dda742d49ca1a14bd15f2cc4dac41c80718a0a267282af2752e6a928
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206265/cdc_206265_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.60 MB ]