ABSTRACT
Limestone is extensively mined in Estonia for the use as a materials used for construction. Limestone aggregates are used for producing concrete, filling in road construction and for subsoil filling at construction sites. Limestone in Estionia is distributed widely and is considered as a national stone. They have variation in geological condition and rock mechanics properties (Lüütre et al. 1971). Limestone is mined generally from surface quarries by using mechanized means (i.e. surface miners) or explosion blast.
