Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Made from cement, water, sand and gravel, this ...

Roads are slowly killing themselves, self-destructing because of a hard-to-stop chemical reaction caused by the rock used in ...

The greatest consumer of sand and gravel is the cement industry. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that almost 26 billion metric tons went into making concrete in 2012, up ...

adding concrete to gravel is basically a "waste of time, money, and effort." There are other issues. If you follow the same line of thinking, cement mix, mortar mix, or sand mix could also be used ...

parking structures and more — all of which relies on the concrete made from sand, gravel and crushed rock mined here and elsewhere. According to county records, 10 quarries are currently active ...

The Port of Kalama may get an unloading terminal for sand dredged from the Columbia River and other material used to make ...

Instead of forcing crews to drive to Vancouver for the material needed in construction projects, this company — a subsidiary ...

“The stone, sand and gravel industry is the foundation for so many products we use every day. The nation’s infrastructure, including roads, dams and pipelines, depends on the materials we provide.

As if Nebraska’s extreme temperatures and liberal use of road salt weren’t hard enough on our highways and byways, the sand and gravel aggregate used to make concrete across the state carries ...