White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is the world’s largest gypsum dune field, covering 275 square miles. Visitors can drive, hike, and sled on the white sand dunes, and see unique flora and fauna. The park has a visitor center, museum, and gift shop, but no campground. White Sands National Monument in southern New […]
Oil sands are a natural mineral bed composed of water, sand, clay and bitumen that can be processed to form oil. Canada and Venezuela have the largest supplies. The oil sands are mined using a strip mining technique, which has led to major controversies with environmental and political groups around the world due to land […]
Oil sands are a mixture of sand and bitumen found in many countries, with Canada and Venezuela holding the largest deposits. Extraction is expensive and requires mining or in situ heating, followed by purification. Oil sands have been used since ancient times and are expected to continue to supply the world with oil as traditional […]
