Mineral Planning News Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries Submit News 18/05/2022 16:58 | Mineral Planning Mineral extraction a key feature of National Parks and AONBs New MPA position statement highlights the importance of mineral extraction in designated landscapes 04/05/2022 17:00 | Mineral Planning Analysis of Aggregates Replenishment in Great Britain BDS Marketing Research publish industry review for 2021 and for extended period from 2014–2021 26/04/2022 17:12 | Mineral Planning ‘Supply cannot be assumed’ - MPA welcomes UN sand study UNEP study recognizes strategic importance of sand resources to global economic development 13/04/2022 12:11 | Mineral Planning New report highlights marine aggregates sustainability Latest BMAPA report sets out marine aggregates sustainable development data for 2020/2021 17/02/2022 09:00 | Mineral Planning Building better with rail freight needs government backing MPA and RFG call for help to ensure more sustainable post-Covid recovery in West Midlands 28/01/2022 17:53 | Mineral Planning Prime Minister visits Penmaenmawr Quarry Hanson CEO Simon Willis welcomes Boris Johnson during parliamentary visit to North Wales 09/12/2021 11:29 | Mineral Planning Mineral reserves replenishment rates unsustainable Mineral Products Association says Britain’s mineral reserves heading towards all-time low 01/12/2021 18:31 | Mineral Planning MPA responds to Ten-Minute Rule Bill Mineral Products Association issues response to fresh call for mineral planning restrictions 02/11/2021 10:27 | Mineral Planning BDS publish latest aggregate rail depot report Estimated 18.5 million tonnes of aggregates moved from rail depots in Great Britain in 2020 21/10/2021 08:21 | Quarrying Budget 2021: MPA calls for targeted spending in four key areas Mineral Products Association budget submission calls on Chancellor to 'do the right thing' 06/10/2021 16:19 | Quarrying New BDS aggregates report published Third edition of BDS ‘Survey of the aggregates producing industry in Great Britain’ released 06/10/2021 11:53 | Mineral Planning New appointment at Carter Jonas Carter Jonas strengthen minerals and waste team with appointment of Sam Shaikh as associate 14/08/2021 00:11 | Quarrying ‘Hale Caesar!’ say Wight Building Materials Wealth of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts found at Hale Manor Quarry on Isle of Wight 11/08/2021 17:51 | Mineral Planning MPA reiterates need for mineral planning system reset New government report prompts fresh calls from the Association to reinforce mineral planning 04/08/2021 13:57 | Quarrying Materials producers supply record volumes in Q2 2021 Industry delivers highest quarterly volumes of heavy-side mineral products in more than 12 years 03/08/2021 10:38 | Mineral Planning Airfield Quarry planning application submitted Hills Quarry Products and Farmcare Trading Ltd enter second phase of mineral collaboration 27/07/2021 14:22 | Mineral Planning ‘Area Involved’ report for marine aggregates published Twenty-third annual report details changes in seabed area licensed and dredged during 2020 22/07/2021 00:40 | Mineral Planning Living with Minerals 7 conference review UK minerals strategy affirms minerals essential to economy, quality of life and decarbonization 14/07/2021 23:17 | Quarrying MPA Scotland appoints new director IQ Fellow Alan Doak to lead mineral products sector engagement and representation across Scotland 07/07/2021 12:55 | Mineral Planning MPA calls on Defra to ‘think again’ Fears new biodiversity net-gain metric will deliver worse outcomes for nature from quarries 01/07/2021 01:00 | Mineral Planning MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group New cross-party group formed to keep the Government up to date with key industry issues 22/06/2021 14:56 | Mineral Planning EIG July webinar announced Extractive Industry Geology free webinar series continues on 14 July with live presentation by Stephen Hadley 17/06/2021 15:37 | Mineral Planning Planning for a Green Recovery 2021 RTPI/MPA Mineral Planning Conference focuses on role of minerals and mineral planning 15/06/2021 14:41 | Mineral Planning MPA welcomes Select Committee report Mineral Products Association pleased new report recognizes need for minerals in planning reform Load More
18/05/2022 16:58 | Mineral Planning Mineral extraction a key feature of National Parks and AONBs New MPA position statement highlights the importance of mineral extraction in designated landscapes
04/05/2022 17:00 | Mineral Planning Analysis of Aggregates Replenishment in Great Britain BDS Marketing Research publish industry review for 2021 and for extended period from 2014–2021
26/04/2022 17:12 | Mineral Planning ‘Supply cannot be assumed’ - MPA welcomes UN sand study UNEP study recognizes strategic importance of sand resources to global economic development
13/04/2022 12:11 | Mineral Planning New report highlights marine aggregates sustainability Latest BMAPA report sets out marine aggregates sustainable development data for 2020/2021
17/02/2022 09:00 | Mineral Planning Building better with rail freight needs government backing MPA and RFG call for help to ensure more sustainable post-Covid recovery in West Midlands
28/01/2022 17:53 | Mineral Planning Prime Minister visits Penmaenmawr Quarry Hanson CEO Simon Willis welcomes Boris Johnson during parliamentary visit to North Wales
09/12/2021 11:29 | Mineral Planning Mineral reserves replenishment rates unsustainable Mineral Products Association says Britain’s mineral reserves heading towards all-time low
01/12/2021 18:31 | Mineral Planning MPA responds to Ten-Minute Rule Bill Mineral Products Association issues response to fresh call for mineral planning restrictions
02/11/2021 10:27 | Mineral Planning BDS publish latest aggregate rail depot report Estimated 18.5 million tonnes of aggregates moved from rail depots in Great Britain in 2020
21/10/2021 08:21 | Quarrying Budget 2021: MPA calls for targeted spending in four key areas Mineral Products Association budget submission calls on Chancellor to 'do the right thing'
06/10/2021 16:19 | Quarrying New BDS aggregates report published Third edition of BDS ‘Survey of the aggregates producing industry in Great Britain’ released
06/10/2021 11:53 | Mineral Planning New appointment at Carter Jonas Carter Jonas strengthen minerals and waste team with appointment of Sam Shaikh as associate
14/08/2021 00:11 | Quarrying ‘Hale Caesar!’ say Wight Building Materials Wealth of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts found at Hale Manor Quarry on Isle of Wight
11/08/2021 17:51 | Mineral Planning MPA reiterates need for mineral planning system reset New government report prompts fresh calls from the Association to reinforce mineral planning
04/08/2021 13:57 | Quarrying Materials producers supply record volumes in Q2 2021 Industry delivers highest quarterly volumes of heavy-side mineral products in more than 12 years
03/08/2021 10:38 | Mineral Planning Airfield Quarry planning application submitted Hills Quarry Products and Farmcare Trading Ltd enter second phase of mineral collaboration
27/07/2021 14:22 | Mineral Planning ‘Area Involved’ report for marine aggregates published Twenty-third annual report details changes in seabed area licensed and dredged during 2020
22/07/2021 00:40 | Mineral Planning Living with Minerals 7 conference review UK minerals strategy affirms minerals essential to economy, quality of life and decarbonization
14/07/2021 23:17 | Quarrying MPA Scotland appoints new director IQ Fellow Alan Doak to lead mineral products sector engagement and representation across Scotland
07/07/2021 12:55 | Mineral Planning MPA calls on Defra to ‘think again’ Fears new biodiversity net-gain metric will deliver worse outcomes for nature from quarries
01/07/2021 01:00 | Mineral Planning MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group New cross-party group formed to keep the Government up to date with key industry issues
22/06/2021 14:56 | Mineral Planning EIG July webinar announced Extractive Industry Geology free webinar series continues on 14 July with live presentation by Stephen Hadley
17/06/2021 15:37 | Mineral Planning Planning for a Green Recovery 2021 RTPI/MPA Mineral Planning Conference focuses on role of minerals and mineral planning
15/06/2021 14:41 | Mineral Planning MPA welcomes Select Committee report Mineral Products Association pleased new report recognizes need for minerals in planning reform
