Lafarge North America employees volunteered for a Living Lands and Waters river cleanup of the Des Plains River in Channahon, Ill., near the Lafarge U.S. Joliet Quarry. The effort was part of the company’s national commitment to the organization. Earlier this summer, Living Lands and Waters also received a $20,000 donation on behalf of Lafarge U.S. and its employees. “Last week’s…
Read MoreDay: October 2, 2014
Maybe More Penalties?
There Are a Number of Concerns with MSHA’s Proposed Part 100 Overhaul. By Breyana A. Penn
Read MoreJuly Construction Rises; Highways Down
New Construction Starts Climbed 6 Percent, But Highway Work Took An Alarming Hit. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
According to the latest PacWest Consulting Partners ProppantIQ market study, North America proppant consumption is expected to increase at 23 percent per annum through 2016, from 80 billion lb. in 2013 to 153 billion lb. in 2016, with much of the growth occurring in frac sand consumption. Growth in proppant consumption is driven by an increasing number of horizontal wells…
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Conference a Must-Attend Event
Rock Products magazine will present the second annual Frac Sand Insider Conference & Exhibition, Nov. 16-18, 2014, at the Westin Hotel and Conference Center in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreWildcat Opens Ohio Facility
Wildcat Minerals opened a new frac sand and proppant-transloading storage facility in Hannibal, Ohio. The expansion into this key unconventional play will allow the company to store more than 10,000 tons of proppants, receive barges and unit trains and further enhance its position as a premier national materials handler of oilfield consumables.
Read MoreVictory Nickel Scores Prized Sand Deposit
Victory Nickel Inc. announced it has entered into an option to acquire a 100 percent interest in a land package totaling more than 300 acres in southwestern Wisconsin. The company is specifically targeting a 100-acre ridge that has been determined to contain one of the highest quality frac sand deposits in North America.
Read MoreBadger, Atlas to Build Wyoming Facility
Badger Mining Co. and its sister company Atlas Resin Proppants plan to build a frac sand transportation facility just outside Douglas, Wyo., according to the Douglas Budget. The companies are working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to locate operations along the railroad’s main line right of way northwest of the city.
Read MoreMSHA Chief: POV Reforms Have Made Mines Safer
The pattern of violations reforms undertaken by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration have been “a game changer in mine safety and health culture,” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main said as the reforms near their second anniversary.
Read MorePermitting – September 2014
Illinois Quarry in QuestionTwo months after Robbins, Ill., trustees essentially voided a contract with a developer planning a limestone quarry and mine in the village, residents say they’re uncertain where those plans now stand. A trustee said no new talks have been held with ALM Resources since the village board’s vote in late June, according to the Southtown Star. That…
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