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About Aggregates |
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Facts About Aggregates |
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| Facts About Aggregates |
- Most six lane, Canadian highways require up to 40,000 tonnes of aggregates – per kilometer!
- A typical Canadian residential street with sidewalks will use a truck load of gravel for every 4 meters of road.
- The construction of a typical school or hospital in Canada will require up to 14,000 tonnes of aggregates for the concrete walls, floors, walkways, mortar sand and parking areas.
- Water treatment plants across Canada use graded gravel and sand in the filtration of water.
- Toothpaste contains talc, which is a product of aggregate mining.
- A typical, single-family house requires approximately 160 tonnes of gravel to be constructed. The gravel is used under the foundation and in concrete walls, floors, stairs, sidewalks, patio and driveway. Even the stucco siding and windows are made with an aggregate product – sand!
- Construction of a tall office tower requires more than 100,000 tonnes of aggregate.
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