European Minerals Day gets underway

The start of European Minerals Day was officially launched this morning with an event at a kaolin quarry in Vetovo, Bulgaria supported by European environment commissioner Janez Potocnik.
March 12, 2012 Read time: 1 min

The start of European Minerals Day was officially launched this morning with an event at a kaolin quarry in Vetovo, Bulgaria supported by European environment commissioner Janez Potocnik.

Throughout the weekend quarries all over Europe will be hosting open days and events to celebrate the initiative and improve understanding of the need for minerals, as well as the positive impact of quarrying on the environment and biodiversity.

To find out where the nearest open day to you is, please log onto %$Linker: External 0 0 0 oLinkExternal www.mineralsday.eu www.mineralsday.eu false http://www.mineralsday.eu%20/ false false%>

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