Public information for the Ampliación Terrero de Pedrola gravel pit

The Provincial Service of Zaragoza, under the Department of Economy, Competitiveness and Employment of the Government of Aragon, has submitted for public information and participation the request for authorization to exploit the resource recovery of Section A) —gravels and sands— named “Ampliación Terrero”, number 474, in the municipality of Pedrola (Zaragoza). The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 194, dated October 6, 2026, with the official reference BOA20261006018, and covers the exploitation project, its environmental impact study, and the restoration plan. The petitioning company is Áridos Artal, SL.

What is being submitted for public exhibition

The process is opened in accordance with Article 28 of Law 11/2014, of December 4, on Environmental Prevention and Protection of Aragon, and Article 6 of Royal Decree 975/2009, of June 12, on the management of waste from extractive industries and the protection and rehabilitation of areas affected by mining activities. The public information is an integral part of the environmental impact assessment procedure of the file.

The file details are as follows:

• Petitioner: Áridos Artal, SL.
• Name: “Ampliación Terrero”, number 474.
• Resource to be exploited: gravels and sands (Section A).
• Municipality: Pedrola (Zaragoza).
• File: Section A “Ampliación Terrero” number 474.

Who decides and who processes

The competent substantive body to resolve the exploitation authorization and the restoration plan is the General Directorate of Energy and Mines of the Department of Economy, Competitiveness and Employment, following the environmental impact statement that must be issued by the Aragonese Institute of Environmental Management (INAGA). The processing of the file corresponds to the Provincial Service of Zaragoza.

The administration considers that the execution of the project will not produce significant environmental effects on another European Union State.

Consultation of the file and period for allegations

The most relevant documentation of the administrative file can be examined via the link https://www.aragon.es/proyectos-en-informacion-publica/minas and, during business days and hours, at the following offices:

• Provincial Service of Zaragoza, Mining Section, paseo María Agustín, number 36, door 30, street level (Pignatelli building).
• Administrative Information and Documentation Service, paseo María Agustín, number 36 (Pignatelli building).

Allegations must be submitted within thirty days from the day following the publication of the announcement, in accordance with Article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, addressed to the Provincial Service of Zaragoza, Mining Section, indicating as a reference “Public information. Section A ‘Ampliación Terrero’, number 474”. The publication is also carried out for the purposes of notification provided for in Article 45 of the same law.

Company background and signing of the announcement

This is not the first file of Áridos Artal, SL in the Official Gazette of Aragon this autumn: on September 17, 2026 (number 181, reference BOA20260917011), the same provincial service submitted for public information the restoration plan for the installation of an aggregate washing and sorting plant in the municipality of Chiprana (Zaragoza).

The announcement was signed in Zaragoza on September 15, 2026, by the director of the Provincial Service of Zaragoza, Ana Elena Romero Aznar.

The opening of this procedure gives residents, city councils, and environmental groups of the Ribera Alta one month to submit observations regarding an extractive project that affects the surroundings of Pedrola; the file will then proceed toward the environmental impact statement from INAGA and the resolution of the General Directorate of Energy and Mines.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 194, October 6, 2026, V. Announcements, b) Other announcements (official reference: BOA20261006018).