Red Shale Edmonton | Ball Diamond Shale & Crushed Red Shale

Whether you are repairing a local league infield or adding a warm, natural crunch to your garden pathways, 10mm Red Shale — often called Ball Diamond Fines — is what most people across Alberta use for this type of work.

Because this is a 10mm minus material, it contains a mix of small, angular shale chips and ultra-fine shale dust. When you spread it, wet it down, and run a packer over it, those fines act like a natural binding agent, locking the chips into a dense, stable surface. Unlike standard grey gravel or round river stone, red shale does not get slick or muddy when it rains, and it handles Edmonton’s freeze-thaw cycles without buckling, shifting, or rutting underfoot.

Visually, it delivers a rich, reddish-brown tone that warms up a landscape — a contrast you do not get with standard grey aggregates.

If you just need a 5 Gallon Bag to touch up a baseline or a single scoop for a garden path, hook up your trailer and swing by our West Edmonton yard. For larger park projects, school diamonds, or residential driveways, we coordinate loose bulk dump truck drop-offs and Big Bags across Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, and Spruce Grove.

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Want the same packable, stable format in a sleek, modern charcoal tone instead of reddish-brown? Take a look at our Rundle Crush 10mm. If you want a similar compactable material at a lower price point, check out our Limestone Crush 10mm.

Trusted by municipalities, schools, and sports facility contractors across Edmonton for ball diamond construction and maintenance.