Rudus - Kaarina, Finland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member zeepia
N 60° 27.056 E 022° 27.592
34V E 580313 N 6702522
Ruduksen avolouhos Kaarinassa Rudus quarry in Kaarina
Waymark Code: WM164V0
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 05/06/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 8

Ruduksen toiminta alkoi jo 1897 Lohjan Kalkkitehdas Osakeyhtiön nimellä. Suomessa sillä on laaja verkosto louhoksia ja betonitehtaita, tämä Kaarinan louhos on vain yksi pieni osanen isossa kuvassa.

Varsinainen louhosalue on pisimmillään noin 700 metriä pitkä ja sen ulkorajat on jotakuinkin jo saavutettu. Louhoksesta otetaan erilaista kiviainesta paikallisten rakentajien käyttöön.

Rudus started its business in 1897 with name Lohjan Kalkkitehdas Oy. In Finland it has a wide network of quarries and concrete factories, this quarry in Kaarina is only a small piece of a larger company.

Quarry's width is around 700 meters and it has reached its outer borders. They take out all kinds of stone materials to be used locally in Turku area.
Type of Stone/Ore mined: Gravel of all sorts

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