They're a fixture of the Slate Belt's identity. But how can the region repurpose its abandoned quarries? And what other natural assets could be enhanced to bring in more money? Those are some of the ...

Jon Hill stands at one of his company’s original quarries, which Greenstone has never used. Hill said the hole was probably dug around 1870 and that 500 men at a time worked in the pit removing slate.

Trespassers in search of a place to cool off might be getting the message to stay out of private quarries following a handful of drowning deaths and serious injuries in recent years. So far this ...

CASTLETON — The town is having some trouble finding records related to a local slate quarry whose blasting operations saw large rocks landing in a residential neighborhood last summer. Jayne Nicklaw, ...

Big news comes from the fresh Dinorwig slate quarries in Wales where British climber James McHaffie has freed an old project which over the years had come to be known as The Meltdown project. The ...

You need to know the name and location of the actual quarry. That’s important because some quarries have better reputations — and warranties — than others. (iStock) Analysis by Elisabeth Leamy When ...