Caprock Stemming at Stelco
![Sticks of dynamite pop out of the ground in rows. In the background are cars, heavy machinery and piles of stone.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/beachville-limestone-quarries_carrieres-calcaire/wp-content/uploads/sites/137/2021/10/Blasting-Stelco-1950-Reference-Image.jpeg)
August 24, 1950
Source: Beachville District Museum Reference Library
In this image, a layer of rock has been cleared of overburden, and workers plan to blast through the “cap rock,” which lies over the desired limestone reserves. The image shows a practice of caprock stemming, as undertaken at Stelco quarry in 1950. A steam shovel is visible in the backdrop.