The new extension to the quarry will see slate reserves worked until an estimated 2032.
The quarry is owned and run by Cemex, which extracts sand and gravel from the site.
If approved the quarry would release five million tonnes of new sand and gravel reserves.
The quarry yields blue hone granite which is used to make stones for the sport of curling.
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Stone from the quarry has also been used in Grand Prix circuits at Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.
The beaches were saved, but a visit the quarry is a sobering experience.
The Quarry Battery Company says it will do everything to minimise the impact.
At present, some 500, 000 tonnes of slate a year is produced in the quarry for roofing, architectural materials and construction.
She said residents were "outraged" that planning permission had been granted to allow waste to be dumped at the quarry.
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The Planning Service withdrew two contentious planning applications for a waste facility and a landfill at the quarry in February 2012.
The quarry is now also home to Zip World - which claims to be the largest zipwire ride in the northern hemisphere.
Viridor said it was disappointed by the decision as the quarry has been earmarked by the county council as a suitable waste site.
The Guernsey team are using a process called bio-remediation in the quarry, which uses naturally-occurring bacteria which eat oil as a food source.
Last month, Clwyd South MP Martyn Jones called on Merseyside councils to halt plans to dump millions of tonnes of waste at the quarry.
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Recent finds at the quarry, near Windsor, include four Neolithic houses thought to make up one of the oldest settlements ever found in England.
The sides of the quarry, where people were illegally digging for rocks and sand for use in building materials, caved in after heavy rains.
Flood warnings are also in place for the River Severn at the showground and The Quarry in Shrewsbury, Hampton Loade and Highley, and Quatford.
What's more, a road to the quarry blocked a gully used for irrigation, and a pump that supplied water to an apple orchard was removed.
Flood warnings are also in place for the River Severn at the showground and The Quarry in Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade and Highley, and Quatford.
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Gordon Best, regional director of the Quarry Products Association NI, said that smaller companies may not survive if they do not get paid for their work.
Mr McKenna added that it was also working closely with Natural England to preserve the archaeological heritage of the quarry, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
His upcoming book, The Quarry, will likely be his last.
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The female bird was discovered in the quarry in Coleford by a member of the public in June, and an officer from the RSPB abseiled down to recover it.
Mr Kinahan said he was not against recycling uses for the quarry, but said if a different route were possible "that may be a better way of doing it".
The quarry cannot be dredged to clean it because during WWII, the Germans who occupied the island used it as an armaments dump and tonnes of unexploded ordnance remain.
The children's father was found dead at the foot of a 60ft (18m) cliff at the quarry with a fractured skull and other injuries consistent with a fall from height.
It follows a major rock fall at the quarry in April 2012 that saw half a million tonnes of rock cover the quarry floor and hamper operations at the site.
He said the Aggregates Levy was a stealth tax introduced by Gordon Brown, but that the derogation scheme for Northern Ireland had introduced effective environmental controls to the quarry industry.
Mr Hennighan said the economic downturn had taken its toll and a number of shops had closed in the town in recent months, but some had reopened, or were about to, including the Quarry Cafe.
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