Initial findings from a new comprehensive study undertaken by the Environmental Defense Fund and the University of Texas found that methane leakage rates from natural gas systems were far below estimates of previous studies.
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Frac Sand Company Honored by Local Chamber
According to WQOW TV, a frac sand company has been named the “Business of the Year” by the Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce. Fairmount Minerals received the award. The chamber says the company sets the bar high for the frac sand industry and has demonstrated its support to the community in numerous ways.
Read MorePreferred Sands Named to Technology List
Preferred Sands was named to Deloitte’s 19th annual Technology Fast 500. This exclusive ranking features the nation’s fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies and Preferred Sand’s inclusion recognizes the company’s success in driving increased demand for its environmentally sensitive innovations within the oil and gas industry.
Read MoreHi-Crush Rolls Along in Third Quarter
Hi-Crush reported net income of $15.0 million, or $0.52 per limited partner unit, for the third quarter of 2013 and $40.5 million, or $1.45 per limited partner unit, for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2013.
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According to The Cap Times, five Republican lawmakers from western Wisconsin, the heart of the state’s frac sand mining boom, are expressing concerns over a Republican bill that would strip local government control to regulate the industry. In a letter to the authors of Senate Bill 349, the lawmakers – Reps. Dean Knudson of Hudson, Thomas Larson of Colfax, Mary…
Read MoreQuarry Academy Day Two
November 12, 2013 – The second day of Sandvik’s Quarry Academy here in San Antonio was highlighted by a seminar series focused on big-picture mine planning and blasting.
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November 11, 2013 – I am blogging live this week in San Antonio as I attend Sandvik’s Quarry Academy, an annual event staged with Dyno Nobel.
Read MoreCat Rolls Out Tier 4 Final Products
Caterpillar held a press event last week introducing several new Tier 4 Final products. The event was held at the company’s Edwards Training and Demonstration Center near Peoria, Ill., and was attended by Rock Products assistant editor Josephine Smith.
Read MoreVulcan Touts Third-Quarter Results
Vulcan Materials released its third-quarter report, and net sales increased $88 million, or 13 percent, versus the prior year’s third quarter. Gross profit improved $32 million, or 25 percent, from the prior year.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Reports Double-Digit Increases
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2013. Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, stated: “We are pleased to report a double-digit increase in both revenues and earnings in the third quarter of 2013. Our performance was driven largely by the ongoing recovery in private-sector construction activity…
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