Stafford Quarry
We call it Doing The Right Thing, The Right Way, At The Right Time — this is The Vulcan Way. Since 1976, Stafford Quarry has produced construction aggregates, or crushed rock. The quarry has been an important economic engine for Stafford County and is one of 59 facilities we operate in Virginia. We make construction aggregates that help grow and sustain communities while forming the building blocks for the region’s roads, bridges, homes, hospitals, schools, office buildings and places of worship.
Our Commitment
We are committed to investing in Stafford County by creating and supporting jobs and economic opportunity while operating safely, reliably and in an environmentally responsible manner. Our people are motivated to be the best they can be to the benefit of the communities we serve. Visit WorkForVulcan.com to search and apply for job openings across our entire company.
We Support the Local Economy
We believe in local. With 68 employees and retirees living in Stafford County, we provide vital economic and community benefits to the area. Stafford Quarry contributes millions in annual economic benefits for Stafford County. We serve hundreds of customer accounts in Stafford County, including contractors, local governments and builders.
Vulcan Materials
Stafford Quarry is supported by an experienced team of professionals at Vulcan Materials Company, which is an industry leader in safety, health and environmental stewardship. We are the company we are today thanks to the positive actions of our more than 9,000 employees. We believe that doing the right thing is good for our business, our environment and our society. Visit csr.vulcanmaterials.com to learn more about our team.
Committed to Stafford County
We believe strong communities are built on the actions of people, individually and collectively. Our people are proud to support Stafford County, volunteering their time, talent and funds to the benefit of educational and social causes. And as good neighbors, Stafford Quarry employees find many opportunities to make positive impacts in our communities.
Our commitments:
- Maintaining a community feedback line and email to respond to questions or concerns.
- Supporting local community and civic groups including Operation Finally Home and Simple Changes.
- Maintaining education partnerships to foster student learning including Stafford County Public Schools and Rappahannock Aviation Outreach.
- Supporting first responders including Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Stafford County Fire and Rescue.
- Partnering with organizations that assist members of the community that are aging, sick or hungry including Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Red Cross Rappahannock Area Chapter.
A Responsible Steward of the Environment
Vulcan has established a strong record of environmental stewardship and operates Stafford Quarry in an environmentally responsible manner that meets or exceeds local, state and federal laws and regulations.
Our commitments:
- Preserving and protecting local water resources, recycling water, managing stormwater and utilizing effective dust-control measures.
- Maintaining on-site wildlife habitat areas that have been Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) certified since 1991.
- Partnering with organizations that share our environmental commitment including Ducks Unlimited.
Contributing Today for Generations to Come
As we mine at Stafford to produce vital construction aggregates, we’re also creating a future public asset that will serve the people of Stafford County for generations to come. In partnership with the County, we are actively planning and developing our site to eventually serve as a drinking water reservoir and recreation area to serve the future needs of the community. This beneficial reuse of the land gives the County a cost-effective solution to ensure a stable and reliable source of drinking water to meet the long-term needs of the area. We have completed or are currently working on similar projects including in Fairfax, VA (pictured), Chicago, Winston-Salem, NC and Atlanta.
Protecting Our People and Community
We have a responsibility to one another, our families, neighbors and communities. Our promise goes beyond regulatory compliance and is reinforced through the everyday actions of our people. Their expertise, dedication and innovation make us a longtime industry leader with proven performance.
Our Commitments:
- Prioritizing a safe work culture in recruiting and hiring people who are as committed to safety as we are.
- Zero MSHA Reportable Injuries since 2015 (209,000+ hours worked).
- MSHA Reportable Injury Rate outperforms the Industry.
- MSHA Citation Rate: consistently lower than the Industry.
- Maintaining safe blasting procedures to protect our people, neighboring property and the community.
- Monitoring all blasting through an independent third party.
- Consistently meeting or doing better than the state and county safety blasting limits which are designed to protect people and structures.
We Make Big Rocks Into Small Rocks
What we do is quite simple. But it has to be done The Right Way.
- Engineers design and maintain mine plans which serve as the blueprints for the entire operation. Our inventory is the rock in the ground. It is mined at a rate based on customer demand which is largely tied to the economy.
- Using the mine plans, licensed and trained technicians, adhering to specific depths and patterns, drill holes into the rock.
- Then we safely and precisely remove a specific amount of rock from the ground through highly controlled blasting events that last less than a half of a second.
- Loaders and haul trucks transfer the rock to a primary crusher, which breaks it down into smaller rocks.
- The smaller rock is transported via a conveyor to the processing plant where it is processed, sized and sorted to meet customer specifications.
- Local customer trucks travel through a wheel wash, are weighed, ticketed and exit via a paved road to prevent track-out onto Garrisonville Road (RT 610).
- Trucks are weighed to ensure compliance with weight limits on roadways before traveling to job sites or customer locations for use in homes, businesses, roads and bridges.