Industrial waste turns to rock in decades
New rock is evolving from industrial waste in just a few decades compared with the millions of years it would take to form without material generated by humans. The process, described by scientists as ‘rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle’, could be disastrous for biodiversity and ecosystems around industrial waste sites.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/earth-sciences-europe-bilbao-b1224610.html

UK’s deepest mine
Boulby Mine under the North Yorkshire Moors is 1,400m deep in places. It’s home to an underground laboratory and provides 350,000 tonnes of rock salt annually from deposits laid down 250 million years ago, as well as other commodities, such as potash.

Set: The history of concrete
Fascinating evolution of a vital building material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwb8S1SiGCA