Quarries
Brachot’s 20 quarries are located in France, Portugal, South Africa, Ireland and Norway. In each of them, materials are always extracted with respect for the environment and in line with the demands of sustainable entrepreneurship. Moreover, Brachot Family Members like Kilkenny Limestone actively invest in the deployment of their ZeroWaste programme. Our other sites are equipped with solar panels and water treatment plants to work towards a zero energy production.
Tarn
In the Sidobre region of southern France, Granitarn, a Brachot Family Member, extracts the local Tarn granite in its own quarries. These are Tarn Royal, Tarn Fin Grain and Tarn Gros Grain. These types of Tarn granite owe their hardness and strength to the composition of the Massif du Sidobre, from which high quality blocks are extracted.
Rose de la Clarté
Since 1976, the quarry has been extracting Rose de la Clarté natural stone from the Ploumanac’h granite basin. Although this basin has had a rich history of extraction for centuries, there are only two companies still active there today, including SAG, which is owned by Brachot. Its annual sales market is estimated in the region of 3.000 m³, with the Brachot quarries accounting for a good 2.300 m³.
Tarn
In the Sidobre region of southern France, Granitarn, a Brachot Family Member, extracts the local Tarn granite in its own quarries. These are Tarn Royal, Tarn Fin Grain and Tarn Gros Grain. These types of Tarn granite owe their hardness and strength to the composition of the Massif du Sidobre, from which high quality blocks are extracted.
Rose de la Clarté
Since 1976, the quarry has been extracting Rose de la Clarté natural stone from the Ploumanac’h granite basin. Although this basin has had a rich history of extraction for centuries, there are only two companies still active there today, including SAG, which is owned by Brachot. Its annual sales market is estimated in the region of 3.000 m³, with the Brachot quarries accounting for a good 2.300 m³.
Kilkenny Limestone
All three quarries in Ireland are managed by Kilkenny Limestone, our Irish Family Member. These three quarries are all located at the heart of the Irish Blue Limestone industry.
Blue Antique® #7
At our Blue Antique® quarry #7 in Egersund we are producing on several levels securing future supplies. Due to the characteristics of the deposit, we have a substantial production of large blocks in second and third choice.
Blue Pearl #1 LG
Larvik Granite’s Blue Pearl #1 LG stone is sourced from the original Blue Pearl quarry at Tvedalen. Extraction of original Blue Pearl began over 100 years ago and the quarry has been under constant development ever since. In order to improve efficiency, we have chosen to concentrate and increase our Blue Pearl LG production within the existing area, so that our customers can rely on consistent material, with little variation in colouring and structure.
Blue Pearl #9
Blue Pearl quarry #9 originates from the Monzonite quarry which has been in operation for several years now. The Monzonite quarry produces the materials Blue Pearl DB HQ and Blue Pearl DB. The Blue Pearl DB quarry has a solid formation and most of the production is blocks of medium to large sizes.
Emerald Pearl #6
Our Emerald Pearl quarry #6 is located at Klaastad. The production started in 2002. The quarry produces blocks of mix sizes and qualities.There is a constant increase in dark and uniform material.
Silver Pearl® #5
Our Silver Pearl® quarry #5 at Haakestad, an enormous and unique natural resource, is our top product in terms of production volumes. There is a stable and continuous production giving us the unique ability to format blocks according to customer demand. The Silver Pearl quarry #5 produces blocks in large sizes and in uniform colour.
Blue Pearl® #8
With the first blocks produced in September 2019, Blue Pearl quarry #8 is the youngest quarry of Larvik Granite. The quarry is still under development, with an estimated production of 1.500m³ per year. Production is continuously increasing, securing a constant supply of Blue Pearl #8 blocks.
Blanc Perlé
Since the nineties, the quarry has been extracting Blanc Perlé natural stone from the granite basin in Esmolfe (Penalva do Castelo). Blanc Perlé is a granite with a white to beige-grey colour. There is a very high demand for this speckled granite for the funeral market and road construction projects.
Nari Black
At our South African quarry we mine the highest quality blocks of Nari Black, a weatherproof and robust granite. From the quarry, these blocks are transported to our production site for further processing.