Open-pit mining and processing of basalt lava at the Ettringen quarry into aggregates and bulk goods
Terratec Basalt-GmbH
56729 Ettringen · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About us
Terratec Basalt GmbH operates the Basalt Lava Works Ettringen 100 in the Vordereifel region and has been mining basalt and basalt lava in open-pit quarries there for decades. On a site covering more than 29,000 m², the raw material is extracted with its own drilling rigs for blast preparation, excavators, tracked vehicles and dump trucks, and crushed in a stationary crushing plant into aggregates in various grain sizes from 0-5 mm to 60-120 mm. The extraction volume is up to 2,000 tonnes per day. Customers of the bulk goods include road and path construction companies, civil engineering companies and residential construction firms. In addition, with 35 permanent employees, the company offers its own freight forwarding business with five vehicles as well as the acceptance and recycling of excavated soil (BM0/BG0/BM0*/BG0*) and soil/construction rubble according to LAGA Z 1.1 and Z 1.2 up to landfill class III.
- Site
- Ettringen
- Processes
- Open-pit mining of basalt/lava with blasting, Crushing of basalt lava into various grain sizes (stationary crushing plant), Loading of bulk goods with wheel loaders, Bulk goods production: aggregates 0-5 mm to 60-120 mm, Freight forwarding / transport of bulk goods, soil BM0/BM0* and soil/construction rubble LAGA Z, Disposal/recycling of excavated soil BM0, BG0, BM0*, BG0* at the Ettringen 100 pit (up to, Open-pit mining of basalt/lava, Production of aggregates in various grain sizes
- Materials
- Basalt, Basalt lava, Lava Red (reddish-brown / covering sand), Rhine sand unwashed / 0/2 washed, Screed sand 0/8, Gravel, Pumice, Topsoil
- Certificates
- Quality monitoring by GfB Baustoffprüfstelle Erft-Labor GmbH
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 35
- Industries
- Road and path construction, Civil engineering, Residential construction
- 01
Open-pit mining with blast preparation (drilling rigs)
- 02
Transport with excavators, tracked vehicles and dump trucks
- 03
Crushing in the stationary crushing plant
- 04
Screening/classification into grain sizes
- 05
Loading with wheel loaders
- 06
Freight forwarding and delivery with own fleet
- 07
Acceptance and recycling of excavated soil at the Ettringen 100 pit
Materials and bulk goods
Basalt lava
Natural rock formed in the Eifel, crushed into aggregates from 0-5 mm to 60-120 mm.
Lava Red (covering sand)
Reddish-brown covering sand in a 0-3 mm grain size.
Rhine sand
Unwashed and washed 0/2 as a trade bulk good.
Screed sand 0/8
Commercial product for screed applications.
Gravel
Commercial product in the bulk goods range.
Pumice
Light volcanic material as a commercial product.
Topsoil
Commercial product for earthworks and landscaping.
Recycled materials
Commercial products supplementing the natural stone range.
Locations
Ettringen
DEBasalt Lava Works Ettringen 100: mining, production, loading, recycling of excavated soil
- Lot size
- up to 2,000 t/day extraction
- Materials
- Basalt lava, Lava Red, Rhine sand, screed sand, gravel, pumice, topsoil, recycled materials
- Drilling rigs for blast preparation
- Excavators
- Tracked vehicles
- Dump trucks
- Stationary crushing plant (multiple crushers)
- Wheel loaders
- Fleet of 5 trucks
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-pit mining of basalt/lava with blastingOther | – | – | – | – | Basalt, Basalt lava, Lava |
| Crushing of basalt lava into various grain sizes (stationary crushing plant)Other | – | – | – | – | Basalt lava |
| Loading of bulk goods with wheel loadersOther | – | – | – | – | Basalt lava, Stone, Gravel, Sand |
| Bulk goods production: aggregates 0-5 mm to 60-120 mmOther | – | – | – | up to 2,000 tonnes daily extraction | Basalt lava, Lava Red, Rhine sand, Screed sand, Gravel, Pumice, Recycled materials, Topsoil |
| Freight forwarding / transport of bulk goods, soil BM0/BM0* and soil/construction rubble LAGA ZOther | – | – | – | – | Soil BM0, Soil BM0*, Soil/construction rubble LAGA Z 1.1, LAGA Z 1.2 |
| Disposal/recycling of excavated soil BM0, BG0, BM0*, BG0* at the Ettringen 100 pit (up toOther | – | – | – | – | Soil BM0, BG0, BM0*, BG0*, Construction rubble |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling rigs for blast preparation | – | – | – | – | Ettringen |
| Excavators | – | – | – | – | Ettringen |
| Tracked vehicles | – | – | – | – | Ettringen |
| Dump trucks | – | – | – | – | Ettringen |
| Stationary crushing plant (multiple crushers) | – | – | – | – | Ettringen |
| Wheel loaders | – | several | – | – | Ettringen |
| Trucks/vehicles fleet | – | 5 | – | – | Ettringen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Selected products (basalt lava 0-32 mm FSS*/STS* and 0-45 mm FSS*/STS*) are subject to quality monitoring by the GfB Baustoffprüfstelle Erft-Labor GmbH.
| Evidence | Ettringen |
|---|---|
| Quality monitoring by GfB Baustoffprüfstelle Erft-Labor GmbH |
History
- 1962
Start of basalt/lava mining in Ettringen; operation of the Basalt Lava Works Ettringen 100 by Alfred Caspar GmbH & Co. KG
- 2017
Acquisition of Alfred Caspar GmbH & Co. KG by the newly founded Terratec-Basalt GmbH