Fill & Base
Tailings
Also known as: Quarry Tailings, Crusher Tailings, Pit Run Tailings
Tailings are the leftover, unscreened material from our quarry operations - a random mix of small stone, fines, and the occasional larger piece. It's an economical bulk fill for rough grading, building up low areas, and rough access where you need volume and don't need a clean, finished look. When the job is about moving material and holding ground, not appearance, this is the cheap way to get it done.
Applications
- Rough Grading & Fill
- Building Up Low Areas
- Temporary Access & Construction Entrances
- Sub-Base Under Heavier Material
- Rough Site Work
Why It Works
A working material at a working price.
Tailings are what’s left after the quarry screens out its graded products. That mix of stone and fines is the reason it works as fill – the fines pack in around the larger pieces, so it settles and holds reasonably well once it’s spread and worked. It isn’t engineered to a spec, but for raising grade, filling rough ground, or putting down a rough pad before finish material goes on top, it does the job.
The real advantage is cost. You’re buying an unscreened byproduct, not a processed product, so it’s one of the most economical ways to move volume on a site. When the project calls for bulk material and the surface is going to be covered or graded over anyway, paying for clean stone doesn’t make sense.
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