What this covers (20 activity descriptions)
  • Abrasive materials mining and quarrying
  • Asbestos mining and quarrying
  • Asphaltites and asphaltic rock mining and quarrying
  • Asphalt (natural) mining and quarrying
  • Bitumen mining and quarrying
  • Chert quarry
  • Diatomite bed
  • Emery extraction
  • Feldspar mining and quarrying
  • Ganister extraction
  • Gem stones mining and quarrying
  • Graphite (natural) mining
  • Jet mine
  • Mica mining and quarrying
  • Pumice extraction
  • Quartz mining and quarrying
  • Rubbing stone mine
  • Semi-precious stones extraction
  • Silica stone extraction or quarrying
  • Siliceous fossil meals mining

Guidance for this activity

Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (CAR)

How to comply with Scotland's Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR 2011) for any activity affecting surface water or groundwater — abstraction, impoundment, engineering in or near a water body, and discharges. Covers the four-tier authorisation system (General Binding Rules, Registration, Simple Licence, Complex Licence), pre-application advice, fees, and enforcement, all administered by SEPA.

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