Cornwall Against Dean Super Quarry

Protecting the Manacles Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) & Lizard Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Welcome to Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry

Farming and the Business Community

Initial concerns were raised by a group of residents, followed by the Shire Oak Energy presentation on 10th January 2015 (during which further concerns were raised and inadequately addressed) and the Parish council meeting of 14th January 2015. Subsequently, approximately 100 concerned residents met at the Roskilly Croust House, St Keverne. During this meeting it was decided to oppose the re-opening of the quarry as a Super Quarry. A group of volunteers formed a committee to co-ordinate the opposition.
To help protect members and to provide a defined constituency of members, the committee created a company limited by guarantee: Community Against Dean Super Quarry Limited (Reg No 9399178). CADS are now in the process of applying for charitable status.

We are supportive of sustainable development and renewable energy. Many of us have connections with local non tourism based industries. We would support the reopening of the quarry in a sustainable manner at the level of previous activity. We support genuine green technology projects.

It is a travesty that a company which claims to be green is prepared to destroy part of a Marine Conservation Zone, degrade an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and damage the economy of a very special part of the country. There are viable alternatives with lower levels of environmental impact and damage.

The committee members have designated portfolios and work with individuals within the wider membership. The portfolios include:
Marine Conservation Zone
Marine Processes
Marine Ecology
Terrestrial Ecology
Socio-economic study
Traffic
Health
Media and Press
Planning
Legal Issues
Liaising with other stakeholders eg AONB, MMO.
Alternative sources of stone
Raising awareness with influencers
Fund Raising
We are always looking for help with these areas. If you wish to help please contact us.

If you would like to make a donation, please go to our Donations and Fundraising page or follow the Paypal link below.

Farming

The nearby farmers are very concerned about the quarry dust settling across their fields and have worries about the cattle ingesting the silica. There have been no studies to show how this might affect both the animal’s health and their milk. 4,000,000 litres of milk per annum are produced within a mile of the quarry – much of it organic.

Impact on the Business Community

There are numerous small businesses within the area, such as The Cornish Sea Salt Co., which employs 35 people, The Cornish Seaweed Company and Roskillys, famous for organic dairy products and ice-cream. These businesses could be destroyed by any pollution in the immediate environment.

Heavy machinery at the quarry will increase risks of oil contamination within the marine environment.
Ammonium Sulphates, in the explosives, can cause compound runoff containing nitrogen which, in turn, may cause increased turbidity in the waters and algal growth, both of which would damage the marine organisms
Silica dust settling on the ground could be ingested by local dairy herds with subsequent environmental health implications and an impact on milk production

Roskilly’s is a main tourist attraction and famed nationwide for ice cream production, with around 50,000 visitors per annum. It is sited next door to the quarry. They have 35 full time employees rising to 60 employees in the summer. Tourists would no longer wish to sit outside Roskillys to enjoy a meal or an ice cream, with huge quarry trucks moving along the lane through out the day! Their trade would be devastated by such a development and the jobs they provide would disappear.