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Pikeview Quarry expects mountain scar to be ‘not identifiable’ by summer

November 12, 2024

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – What many have called an eyesore for years is getting a new facelift. The mountain “scar” of the Pikeview Quarry is what’s left after about 100 years of mining. Castle Aggregate, the company that owns the Pikeview Quarry location, said it expects the grass to cover the scar by summer 2025 as…

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Crews move dirt in the Pikeview Quarry in northwestern Colorado Springs Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reclamation project that has recently seen vegetation spread

Company ‘thrilled’ by reclamation at Colorado Springs quarry — but ‘not out of the woods yet’

November 1, 2024

The company in charge of returning a historic mining pit to nature in Colorado Springs’ northwest mountains is celebrating key progress in the yearslong job. Castle Aggregates is “thrilled” by the looks of Pikeview Quarry, said Jerry Schnabel, the company’s president and general manager. The months have seen the scar’s familiar red turn to the…

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Work to reclaim the century-old Pikeview Quarry northwest of Colorado Springs is nearing completion

August 20, 2024

The massive red dirt terraces look very different than they did for more
than 100 years when limestone that helped build the city was being mined
there.

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The Pikeview Quarry served an essential role in Colorado Springs’ history. Its story is still being written

July 22, 2024

“If you can’t grow it, it must be mined,” so goes the miner’s credo. It
also applies to the history, and growth, of Colorado Springs. All of the
material to build the city had to come from somewhere.

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Healing the Scar: As Reclamation Nears Completion, What’s Next for Pikeview Quarry?

July 22, 2024

The red Ford F-250 rocked back and forth like a ship on dangerous waters as it made its way up the steep slope. “You’re not afraid of heights, are you?” asked Jerry Schnabel. “I forget to ask people that. I apologize.”

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20,000 planted so far: Status of PikeView Quarry revegetation

June 19, 2024

On these hot summer days, those who work outside have it hard, especially
those working along the slope of a former quarry.

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From scar to a community resource – Pikeview Quarry’s reclamation journey

June 4, 2024

Situated on the eastern slope of one of Colorado’s renowned 14ers, Pikeview
Quarry has been a cornerstone of the Colorado Springs community since its
inception in 1903. The town owes

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Colorado Springs’ Pikeview Quarry planting thousands of trees, plants to blend scar into mountainside

June 4, 2024

One of Colorado Springs’ most recognizable scars on the mountainside is in
the final stages of a makeover.

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What do you do with an old rock quarry? It’s a question Colorado Springs needs to answer

May 7, 2024

The Pikeview Quarry has marked the mountains west of Colorado Springs for
more than a century. Now that mining operations have ceased, the city needs
to figure out what to do with the scar.

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