Noun:

తవ్వం,

quarrying's Usage Examples:

The village is rich in granite and it is one of the hubs for illegal quarrying in the district.

The cave was discovered in 1889 by workmen who were quarrying for road metal.

Their traditional occupations also include making baskets, mining and quarrying, and breaking stones.

The Stanton Ironworks acquired a number of smaller ironstone quarrying and ironworks companies.

The northern part of the hill has been eaten away by limestone quarrying.

FreeminingCoal mining, iron ore extraction, stone quarrying and forestry with Verderers have all been important primary sources of income in the Forest of Dean.

The other major traditional activity is quarrying alabaster and producing alabaster sculptures and craftware.

Due to years of quarrying within the site of the tower (1980 to 2000), the coastline receded and sea waves severely damaged the foundation of the tower, which eventually caused major damage to its structure.

Through this aggressive campaign of modernization and expansion, including furnace and mining and quarrying operations all around Jefferson County, Sloss-Sheffield became the second largest seller of pig-iron in the district and among the largest in the world.

A district court in Madurai has issued a non bailable warrant against Dayanidhi in connection with the illegal granite quarrying.

There is some evidence of quarrying near the top of the fell, and this is marked on the Ordnance Survey map.

The railway has used the mountain extensively for quarrying for gravel ballasting up to the present.

Marble quarrying and processing are major activities in Romblon.

Synonyms:

production,