Sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year. They are being extracted faster than they can be replaced. But according ...

It is extraordinary how few people know anything about sand mining. Up to 50 billion tonnes of sand and gravel are mined each year to meet soaring demand from construction and land reclamation – ...

BOSTON − Activists seeking a moratorium on sand and gravel mining operations in southeastern Massachusetts delivered a petition to Beacon Hill leaders Tuesday demanding action from Gov. Maura Healey ...

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend—12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year ...

Daily NK reported that uninhabited islands in Pyongyang’s Taedong River have recently begun disappearing due to ...

The operation, which would be located south of Delavan Drive near La Prairie Park, would offer 20 to 24 jobs, mostly truck drivers and operators of extraction equipment, said Eric Gilbert of Hartford, ...

A scheme to extend a sand and gravel mining operation by four years in a scenic Llŷn area close to Eryri national park has been given the green light. Cyngor Gwynedd planners gave their approval to ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS ” The Garfield County commissioners on Monday gave the go-ahead for a gravel mining operation near Rifle that would transport crushed gravel and sand on a conveyor system across the ...

Union Township Board of Trustees introduced the first reading of the proposed extraction ordinance at the March 11th meeting, which will later effect sand and gravel extraction operations. At the Jan.

A longtime mining operation north of Route 120 in Lakemoor will expand after approvals to bring new territory into the village. The Lakemoor village board on Tuesday unanimously approved measures ...