This ‘Dune’ isn’t fiction. It’s the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
A conveyor belt more than 40 miles long runs from tiny Kermit, Texas, across state borders into Lea County, New Mexico.
Mapped: The 42-Mile-Long 'Dune Express' Texas Conveyor Belt
Spanning 42 miles, Atlas Energy Solutions' "Dune Express" is the longest conveyor belt in the country, cutting across oil fields from Kermit, Texas, to Lea County, New Mexico. The conveyor belt offers ...
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local ...
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NASA’s Mars Orbiter Captures ‘Kidney Bean’ Sand Dunes: What It Reveals About the Red Planet
Mars has always captured human imagination with its striking red hues and mysterious landscapes. Recent images from NASA’s ...
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This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
conveyer belt to transport millions of tons of sand for hydraulic fracturing. The belt the company named “The Dune Express” runs from tiny Kermit, Texas, and across state borders into Lea ...
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This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
KERMIT, Texas — It's longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train. It's the ...