Lafarge Exshaw Limestone Quarry -- Lac des Arcs, Jasper National Park, Banff AB CAN - Active Quarries on Waymarking.com

Blasterz are not used to seeing such heavy industry operating in a National Park, but every place is different.

A large geodesic dome is part of the limestone quarrying process at the Lafarge Exshaw operation on the north shore of beautiful Lac des Arcs, in Jasper National Park near Banff, Alberta, Canada. Blasterz are not experts, but we are thinking that the geodesic dome holds materials of some kind, since there is a feeder attached to the top of the dome. What kind of materials, we have no clue.

Lafarge is a French company that manufactures cement and concrete products at plants around the world. See: (visit link)

The Lafarge Plant has some environmental issues to work on in this beautiful place - maybe the geodesic dome is part of the dust mitigation: (visit link)

"Since our last community update, Lafarge’s Exshaw Cement
Plant continues to look for ways to do better—environmentally,
economically, and in the community. We are focused on improving
emissions, manufacturing excellence, managing dust, and partnering
with our neighbours. This Spring 2019 Newsletter is just a glimpse of
the work being done

The Fugitive Dust Plan has been updated. The strategy explores additional options for dust mitigation during long, dry winter stretches. One of the options under consideration is a snow cannon. A Raw Materials Bunker and Feeder Breaker have also been installed to help minimize fugitive dust."

Type of Stone/Ore mined: limestone Associated Web Site: [Web Link]

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