As Star Tribune reports in its October 18 issue, Twin Cites’ southeast metro area has now become the main source of sand and gravel, key ingredients in the production of aggregate, a particulate material used in construction. The area is now the center of aggregate mining, while many other sources around the metro have been depleted.
Local aggregate producers, a number of whom are Monroe Moxness Berg clients, depend on readily available material that does not require long-distance transportation, thereby keeping down the costs of aggregate-dependent construction projects.
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