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'''Vulcan Materials Bessemer Quarry''' is a quarry and aggregates plant operated by [[Vulcan Materials]] at 1200 [[Vulcan Drive]], straddling [[Five Mile Creek]] west of [[Powder Plant Road]] in western [[Bessemer]] | '''Vulcan Materials Bessemer Quarry''' is a quarry and aggregates plant operated by [[Vulcan Materials]] at 1200 [[Vulcan Drive]], straddling [[Five Mile Creek]] west of [[Powder Plant Road]] in western [[Bessemer]]. | ||
The shales quarried there are processed under high temperature, causing them to expand, producing a porous, lightweight material used as aggregate in the production of concrete. Several ready-mix concrete plants operate in the immediate vicinity of the quarry. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Quarries]] | [[Category:Quarries]] | ||
[[Category:Vulcan Drive]] | [[Category:Vulcan Drive]] | ||
[[Category:Five Mile Creek]] | [[Category:Five Mile Creek]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 12 February 2019
Vulcan Materials Bessemer Quarry is a quarry and aggregates plant operated by Vulcan Materials at 1200 Vulcan Drive, straddling Five Mile Creek west of Powder Plant Road in western Bessemer.
The shales quarried there are processed under high temperature, causing them to expand, producing a porous, lightweight material used as aggregate in the production of concrete. Several ready-mix concrete plants operate in the immediate vicinity of the quarry.
References
- Hopper, Jake (1965) "Busy day at Birmingham" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
External links
- Bessemer at vulcanmaterials.com