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Tavira Court orders immediate closure of 'Cerro do Meio' quarryPhoto by ddzphoto on Pexels
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Tavira Court orders immediate closure of 'Cerro do Meio' quarry

Barlavento9 September 2026 at 13:22

The Tavira Court ordered the company Miner Blanc to immediately and permanently close the quarry designated 'Cerro do Meio', located in the municipality of Tavira. The judicial decision determines that extractive activity must cease definitively.

The company responsible for the quarry is Miner Blanc, which operated the extraction of aggregates at the site covered by the sentence. The court based its decision on reasons that are not specified in the article.

The 'Cerro do Meio' quarry is located in the municipality of Tavira, in the Algarve region. The sentence represents a milestone in the regulation of extractive activity in the area.

The news was published by the Barlavento newspaper, which was the first to report on the Tavira Court's decision regarding the closure of the quarry.

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