CASE Construction Equipment dealer OCT Equipment donated the use of a compact track loader and excavator to Team Rubicon for the free demolition of a Korean War veteran’s house that was deemed uninhabitable. The initiative is led by Honoring America’s Warriors and will lead to the construction of a brand-new home for Harold Edwards and his wife, Minnie, through a partnership with Central Oklahoma Habitat…
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Polaris Reports First Quarter Sales; Provides Business Update
Polaris Materials Corp. reported preliminary sales volumes for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, and provided a business update.
Read MoreCemex USA Wins 3 Global Health and Safety Awards
Cemex USA showed it is helping set the standard inside global Cemex by winning three Cemex Health and Safety Awards this year, highlighting safety and innovation.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
• Emerge Energy Services, Fort Worth, Texas, said it is buying a small operation south of San Antonio to transform it into a much larger mine to serve the hydraulic fracturing needs of the oil sector. The mine, owned by Osburn Materials of San Antonio, produces sand for building materials, golf courses and baseball fields. Emerge is buying it for…
Read MoreMinnesota Sands Strikes Back Against Sand Ban
Minnesota Sands LLC has filed a lawsuit to challenge the Winona County, Minn., ban on the mining of sand for use in the energy industry. The ban was passed by the Winona County board of commissioners in November of 2016 and prohibits the mining, processing or trans-loading of frac sand in rural Winona County.
Read MoreBadger Mining Finishes Expansion Project
Badger Mining Corp. (BMC) recently completed work on a 4,500-ft. rail expansion project on rail siding near its Taylor, Wis., facilities, allowing the site to now hold up to three unit trains concurrently. For more than a decade, BMC’s three rail sidings have sat alongside the CN rail line in downtown Taylor, but until this project, could only hold approximately…
Read MoreU.S. Silica Goes Up On the Roof
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. has acquired a division of National Coatings Corp. that manufactures and distributes cool roof granules, a treated kaolin product used in industrial roofing systems that delivers superior solar reflectance and higher thermal emittance than standard designed roofing products. Cool roof systems reduce energy usage and enhance the durability of the roof as well.
Read MoreSelect Sands Offers Update on Bell Farm Property
Select Sands Corp. has completed a National Instrument 43-101 resources calculation on its Bell Farm Property in Arkansas. The report dated April 4, 2017, was prepared by Elliott A Mallard, P.G. of Kleinfelder, Jacksonville, Fla. The NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resources are 49.6 million tons. A copy of the report will be filed under the company’s profile on www.sedar.com.
Read MorePowerful Roads in California
April 19, 2017 – California’s famously congested freeways may soon do more than create headaches, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. State officials agreed to fund an initiative to generate electrical power from traffic, a plan that involves harnessing road vibrations with the intent of turning the automobile, like the sun and wind, into a viable source of renewable energy.…
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