Up and Ready to Crush

NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD QUARRY DETACHMENT READY FOR WORK. By Master Sgt. Raymond Drumsta After some fast repair work on their crusher in mid-May, the New York Army National Guard’s 204th Engineer Detachment (Quarry) is set to turn big rocks into fine-ground construction materials during their annual training (AT) period here in July, according to 1st Lt. Matthew Mansfield,…

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Prehistoric Humans Worked in Flint Quarries

An 11,000-year-old quarry where prehistoric people sourced the flint for their arrows and spearheads, as well as limestone, was identified between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The works provide evidence that well before prehistoric humans settled down, they were capable of manufacturing on what we can only call an industrial scale. The find was reported by the Israeli and Middle Eastern…

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Judge Rules That Manufacturer, Subsidiary Companies Are “One Operator”

By Ellen Smith In a stunning ruling that may impact any company with subsidiaries that operates in the mining industry, Judge Kenneth Andrews determined on March 9 that Austin Powder Co. and it’s U.S. subsidiary companies function as one “operator” for purposes of the Mine Act, and the subsidiaries are not separate entities that function independently.

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No One Needs to Fall

By Randy K. Logsdon It had stormed all night, and the wind had blown debris throughout the neighborhood. As Nathan surveyed the damage to his home, he recognized that the damage was more than superficial. Without expeditious repair to the exterior, the next storm could create permanent damage to both the outside and inside of the structure. Nathan was fortunate…

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Acella Produces, Eco-Friendly Polyurethane Tire Fill

Most Americans probably don’t know that the U.S. alone produces 290 million tires annually – and each year, a significant number of these tires age and are discarded, adding to the 4 billion tires already in our international landfills.  Tires, of course, are a necessary and essential part of the global transportation industry.  Their use in Off-the-Road (OTR) industries such…

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PERMITTING – MAY 2016

Cemex Quarry at Soledad Canyon Hits Another Snag A bill giving the Santa Clarita Valley in California a chance to speak out against the prospect of Cemex mining in Soledad Canyon was passed by a committee in Sacramento, said the bill’s author, Assemblyman Scott Wilk, (R-Santa Clarita). Assembly Bill 1986 passed the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, setting it on…

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