The largely suburban area of Northern Virginia has a few pockets of rural landscape that are almost entirely connected to the outside world by unpaved gravel roads. The fight to preserve those pathways may be helped by technology that brings pavement-like strength to gravel surfaces.
Penn State’s Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies Releases New Report on Fugitive Dust
A new report commissioned by the Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies in Pennsylvania sought to compare dust emissions from two different surface aggregates.
Could 2019 Be the Best Year Yet for Silver?
Silver is already being traded at prices much higher than last year, prompting speculation that 2019 could be the year that the silver mining industry truly takes off.
BMW Pursues Safer Working Conditions at Cobalt Mines in the Congo
Manufacturing electric car batteries requires a robust supply of cobalt from the Congo, but the country’s mining industry faces difficult working conditions. German automaker BMW is hoping to change that.
Canadian Government Invests in Gravel Runway Repairs — Here’s Why That’s Just the First Step
New investments from the Canadian Government in gravel compactors for Manitoba’s airports will lead to stronger runways, but compaction alone won’t be enough to ensure easy landings and takeoffs on these unpaved surfaces.