Quarry Ranking - 2004

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Canada's 20 Largest Quarries - 2004
Million Tonnes

1. Manitoulin Quarry - Lafarge Canada (Ontario) 5.39
2. Texada Quarry - Texada Quarrying (British Columbia) 5.00
3. Dundas Quarry - Lafarge Canada (Ontario) 4.76
4. Milton Quarry - Dufferin Aggregates (Ontario) 4.04
5. Porcupine Mountain Quarry - Martin Marietta (Nova Scotia) 3.80
6. St Eustache Quarry - Les Carrières St Eustache (Quebec) 3.70
7. Acton Quarry - Dufferin Aggregates (Ontario) 3.08
8. Proposed Carlisle Quarry - Lowndes Holdings Corp. (Ont) Limestone 3.00
8. Brechin Quarry - Lafarge Canada (Ontario) 2.23
9. Laval Quarry - Simard Beaudry (Quebec) 2.00*
10. Cox Station Quarry - Mainland Sand & Gravel (British Columbia) 1.99
11. Beachville Quarry - Carmeuse Lime (Canada) (Ontario) 1.93
12. Burlington Quarry - Nelson Aggregate (Ontario) 1.90
13. St-Dominique Quarry - Les Carrières de St. Dominique (Quebec) 1.75
14. Rocky Lake Quarry - Municipal Contracting* (Nova Scotia) 1.70
15. Lower Cove Quarry - Atlantic Minerals (Newfoundland) 1.61
16. St.-Jean-Sur-Richelieu Quarry - Carrière Bernier (Quebec) 1.40
17. Montreal East Quarry - Lafarge Canada (Quebec) 1.35
18. Thorold Quarry - Walker Industries (Ontario) 1.30
19. Laval Quarry - Demix Béton Agrégats (Quebec) 1.30*
20. Flamborough Quarry - Dufferin Aggregates (Ontario) 1.17

These rankings are based on 2004 production figures as reported to Aggregates & Roadbuilding Magazine.

* Estimated production. © 2005 Franmore Communications Inc.