Ozark Southern Stone quarry
The Ozark Southern stone began in 1883 as Eurka Springs stone company. The person that owned the company was Benjamine J. Rosewater. The high density of the dolomite limestone mined from this qurry puts it in the top three percent of all the limestone mined in the coutry. [1].
The Elk Ranch Quarry makes use of the non-explosive, non-toxic replacement for dynamite when cuting dreases blocks of marble. Agents are mixed with clean water and poured into predrilled holes on rock and concrete. Demolition agents can be used in a wide range of applications of safty demolition. Use of Dexpan avoids not only the noise and the ground vibration of explosives, but also the danger [2].