There are three categories of quarries:
- Permanent quarries: opened on land within the public or private domain.
- Temporary quarries: opened on a temporary basis on land within the public or private domain.
- Public quarries: where the extraction of Quarry Substances for construction and public works is open to all.
Permanent and temporary quarries may only be opened further to a Quarry exploration permit and a Mining operation permit for Quarry Substances.