In the past couple of months a new quarry has started operating in the karst to the north of Krabi town. Although no large caves are known in the area it is near the internationally important archaeological sites of Tham Lang Rongrian and Tham Moh Khiew.
In February 2010 the Shepton Mallet Caving Club returned to Ban Mani Phruk in the north of Nan province to continue exploration of Tham Pha Phueng and other caves in this area.
