In harmony with the environment.

Above all calcium carbonate, but also gypsum; these two minerals are extracted from the FASSA group quarries, both open and underground, using modern technologies at the forefront in the sector. FASSA is strongly committed to improving the technology and working methods in its quarrying activities, seeking compatibility with the landscape with an eye to environmental quality and the health of its workers.The FASSA quarrying plans are studied so that the geomorphological and hydrogeological balances of the surrounding areas are respected and the impact on the territory consequently minimised.The essential raw materials for the vast range of Fassa products are calcium carbonate and gypsum; these two minerals are extracted from the surface and underground quarries of the group, using modern, state-of-the-art technologies for the sector. Openwork is done using top-slicing methods for removing the mineral; in this way the quarried slope may be immediately rehabilitated upon arriving at the final geometry of the excavation.

In the quarries with underground crushing chamber – in accordance with the latest methods that also involve less truck transport in the quarry – a chute is used to overcome the difference in levels between stope face and storage area. This chute is in a barycentric position connected to the exterior by a tunnel in which the primary crushing plant is installed. Conveyor belts are used to take the mineral to the yard at the end of the tunnel, where the final working is carried out to sort the limestone into the various sizes to be used in manufacturing lime and ready-mixed plasters. FASSA’s constant efforts to find solutions that allow the rational exploitation of mineral deposits using the best technology to reduce the impact of quarrying on the territory can also be seen in its two gypsum quarries in the Piedmont region, which are worked completely underground using the latest available techniques.