Aggregate mining definition

Aggregate mining means clearing, covering or moving land using
Aggregate mining means clearing, covering or moving land using mechanized earth‑moving equipment on privately owned property for aggregate development and production purposes, including ancillary aggregate finished product activities. Aggregate mining includes an operation that mixes or recycles rock, sand, gravel or similar aggregate materials with water and cement or with asphalt. Aggregate mining does not include surveying, seismic work, exploration or maintenance activities that create a de minimis land disturbance.

Examples of Aggregate mining in a sentence

  • Aggregate mining and in‐channel restoration activities include disturbance of the ground surface and creation of new slopes that could result in slope instability.

  • Aggregate mining for construction as population and migration increase will have a highly detrimental impact on coastal areas increasing its vulnerability to erosion.