занимают огромные пространства земли - строительство

[Ulcha]

Пожалуйста, подскажите!

Оригинал : "Эти сыпучие материалы добывают в карьерах. Они губят природу и занимают огромные пространства земли."

Мой вариант перевода
" These loose materials are extracted in the open pits which are hazardous for nature and stretch to huge areas"
Подходит ли здесь "space consuming"?
Или оставить как есть?
Спасибо!

[Ozoria the First]

maybe "These loose materials are mined in quarries. They have a devastaing effect on nature and affect large areas"
....if the penetration of these materials into the soil is implied

[Ulcha]

The matter is that they mean these quarries are very very large and strech into vast areas of land.
That's why I asked about using "space consuming" in this context.
What do you think?
Thank you a lot in advance for the help!

[Ozoria the First]

no, I don't like "space consuming" here, maybe take the neutral "occupy" ?

[Ulcha]

yeah, probably you're right, thanks a lot!