RW Sidley - Thompson

11/23/2023

10/30/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Community
Aggregates are key to building and maintaining the communities where we live and work. This includes roads, neighborhoods, playgrounds, sports facilities and more.

Did you know?
-There are over 9,500 quarries in the U.S. and there is at least one in every state.
-Most of the time, aggregates are mined within 50 miles of their end destination.
-An average sized school or hospital requires 15,000 tons of aggregate materials.

10/27/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Community
Aggregate materials form the base of a new high school football field, which will later be covered artificial turf.

10/26/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Community
Golf courses use aggregates and specialty mixes throughout the greens and fairways, silica sand is preferred in bunkers.

10/25/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Community
A baseball field's "infield mix" is made of sand, silt and clay. It's typically three to six inches deep.

10/23/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Community
Upper Nisqually River Levee Retrofit project added deflectors to the bank of the Nisqually River to slow shoreline erosion and reduce damage to the levee.

10/20/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Technology
Silica sand is necessary to produce a mobile device's glass screen.

10/18/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Technology
The aggregates industry provides the materials needed to execute America's investment in energy infrastructure.

10/16/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Technology
Aggregates are used to build lots of pieces of technology – from the mobile phone in your pocket to the energy infrastructure that powers the country.

Did you know?
-Aggregates and industrial sand materials are involved with the creation of many of our consumer electronics such as televisions, phones, and tablets.
-Aggregates are used to build and maintain power generation facilities. Limestone is used in the “scrubbers” that help reduce the amount of sulfur dioxide emitted into the atmosphere at electrical power generation plants.
-Aggregate materials form the base for cell towers.

10/13/2023

ROCKtober 2023 -Aggregates in Transportation
Denver International Airport used approximately 5 million tons of aggregates to construct the runway.