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Commissioners approve Red Creek Quarry conditional use permit for AmRise (formerly Holcim/Wholesome)
Summary
Fremont County approved CUP 24-001 for the Red Creek Quarry and a 6.3-mile material transport and access corridor to supply the Portland cement plant; the company recently rebranded and county staff said most technical permits have been submitted to state and federal agencies.
CANYON CITY, Colo. — The Fremont County Board of County Commissioners on June 24 approved CUP 24-001, allowing the Red Creek Quarry and a 6.3-mile enclosed material transport and access corridor (MTAC) to provide limestone and sandstone to the Portland cement plant. The applicant is identified in county filings as AmRise Cement Inc. (recently rebranded; previously referenced in application materials as Wholesome/Wholesome US).
The conditional use permit covers 1,492 acres — including a 219.72-acre MTAC corridor — and authorizes quarry operations for the life of the mine, which the company estimates at roughly 100 years. Company representatives said the quarry will support the plant’s long-term production needs: the plant currently produces about 1.2 million tons of cement per year and has capacity up to 1.8 million tons. Company presenters described a multiyear permitting and…
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