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Aurum Road Wildlife Crossing Project

Keller North America provided slope stabilization and deep foundations solutions for culvert construction that will allow wildlife to cross under the roadway. With increasing heavy haul and commuter...

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California’s Salton Sea identified to contain one of the world’s largest lithium reserves

A group of researchers recently published their study concerning a vast geothermal lithium reserve that was found under Salton Sea, California. Furthermore, lithium is a critical metal in the produc...

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Potential $37 billion rare earth mineral deposit found in Wyoming mine

An old coal mine in rural Wyoming was recently found to contain deposits of rare earth minerals that could be worth up to $37 billion. Brook Mine is located near the city of Sheridan and was acquire...

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Norway’s parliament strikes deal backing deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean

Norway’s minority government made a deal with two large opposition parties on Tuesday, December 5, to open seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic Ocean, despite heavy opposition. The amended versi...

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A site visit at the new subway line being constructed in Athens, Greece

A new subway line is currently being built in Athens, Greece, and we paid a visit to one of its construction sites. Furthermore, the new line is going to be the city’s fourth and facilitate 15 new s...

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New study investigates partial replacement of Portland cement with waste London Clay

A new paper titled “Reutilising waste clays from tunnelling operations as a cement replacement material in concrete - An innovative circular approach” by Kanavaris, F., et al., discusses the effectiv...

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Video shows the moment soil nail wall collapses in Coquitlam, Canada

The collapse of what appears to be a soil nail wall, used to retain a vertical excavation in Coquitlam, British Columbia, was caught on video on Wednesday, November 29. Furthermore, the failure occu...

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41 trapped tunnel workers rescued after 17 days in India

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India ended successfully on late Tuesday, November 28. Furthermore, as was previously reported, the workers had been trapped appro...

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EU’s largest geothermal district heating system construction starts in Denmark

Drilling has recently commenced in Aarhus, Denmark, on the first wells of what is going to be the European Union’s largest geothermal district heating system. Furthermore, Project Aarhus is going to...

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Sydney’s 24-kilometer underground junction opens soon

Rozelle Interchange, Sydney’s new 24-kilometer underground junction, is scheduled to open within the coming weeks. Furthermore, the Rozelle Interchange is one of the most complex underground junctio...

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