Advocacy
OAIMA members place a strong emphasis on protecting Ohio’s valuable natural resources. Producers do this in a number of ways. Aggregate producers’ landscape with trees, shrubs and grasses to control erosion, as well as provide natural screens and buffers and other features to beautify the area. OAIMA members take great pride in leaving a lasting, useful and beautiful legacy for generations to enjoy.
All mining operations to obtain a mining permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and all sites, by law, must be reclaimed.
Once reclaimed, crushed stone quarries and sand and gravel sites are desirable as water
reservoirs or recreational lakes, often with residential subdivisions nearby. Beneficial
land uses include creation of wildlife habitats and agricultural fields and lakes for a variety of uses, including groundwater recharge. Wetlands are also often created as a result of mining. The industry is very proactive and responsive to its need to be a good steward of the environment and a good neighbor in the community.
Reclamation Awards
2023 Reclamation Awards
Olen Corporation - Wooster Plant
Shelly & Sands Aggregate Company - Shalersville Plant
Clark Clay Co. (LBC Clay Co. LLC) - Newcomerstown Plant
Sustainability
Going Green
"A Guide for the Use of Aggregates in Porous Pavements"
Scholarships
The OMMEP, OAIMA, Ohio Aglime Council, and the Holmes Safety Association - Mid Ohio Council will award a minimum of $2,500 to students in 2024. Winners will be notified of their selection.
All applications must be postmarked on or before September 1, 2024
2023 Scholarship Recipients
- Ashley Boettcher - Miami University - Geology Major
- Kristen Burton - Miami University - Mechanical Engineering
- Keith Randall - University of Kentucky - Mining Engineering
- Daniel Tokar - Bowling Green State University - Geology Major
OMMEP
Aglime
Freedom Plaza
The OAIMA Freedom Plaza was built to honor America by proudly displaying the U.S. flag and those of America's armed forces. The project will be fully funded by laser engraved paver units.
To order a paver, please click on the link to below to view the brochure.
If you have questions, please contact Aline George at alineg@oaima.org or (800) OH-ROCKS / (614) 428-7954.
