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Bibliography

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Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

  • Government of Alberta, & Farmer's Advocate Office. (2019, May). Surface Material Extraction Pits in Alberta: What Landowners Need to Know. Government of Alberta. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/41670ee3-cef1-4659-b64b-84b956900593/resource/990ade55-ad3d-4fe7-9b7a-e50626448a3c/download/surface-material-extraction-pits2019.pdf
    • This is a pamphlet published by the Government of Alberta discussing surface material extraction pits, including gravel pits, and their regulations in Alberta. It establishes that gravel pits are considered a type of surface material extraction pit, which is important to note for finding more information on the subject of gravel pits.
  • Eden, M. A., & French, W. J. (2005). AGGREGATES. Elsevier EBooks, 1, 34–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-369396-9/00254-9
    • This is the chapter of a Geological Encyclopedia that has been cited in scholarly articles. It describes the uses and sources of aggregates, including those produced by gravel pits.
  • Government of Alberta. (2012, September 17). Code of Practice for Pits. Kings-Printer.alberta.ca; Alberta King’s Printer. https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=PITS.cfm&leg_type=Codes&isbncln=9780779765560
    • This is a document outlining the laws surrounding gravel pit operations in Alberta, which includes a useful list of definitions of terms related to gravel pit operations.
  • Davidovic, N., Zoran Bonic, & Verka Prolovic. (2012). Waste glass as additive to clayey material in subgrade and embankment of road pavement. Facta Universitatis, 10(2), 215–222. https://doi.org/10.2298/fuace1202215d
    • This article includes a description of a typical road structure, which is an example of how aggregates mined at gravel pits are used.
  • Vucic, J. M., Cohen, R. S., Gray, D. K., Murdoch, A. D., Arnab Shuvo, & Sharma, S. (2019). Young gravel-pit lakes along Canada’s Dempster Highway: How do they compare with natural lakes? Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 51(1), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1565854
    • This article discusses gravel pits used for road maintenance along the Dempster Highway in Yukon.

References

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Outline of proposed changes

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Adding a description of gravel pits:

  • What they produce
  • General physical characteristics
  • Where they are located

Adding a description of gravel pit products:

  • Aggregates, concrete
  • What the produced materials are used for

Significance:

  • Why gravel pits are important, specifically to isolated populations
    • Road infrastructure, jobs in remote locations