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1. Great Lakes Limestone Shipments Rise in July: (Latest News); Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in July, an increase of 15.4 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. July’s loadings were also ...; Created on 15 August 2017
2. Stedman Flared Series Multi-Row Cage: (Prime-Time Products); ... investment and at lower operating costs than other machine types. The cage mill is capable of producing a variety of product gradations by changing the mill speed. Typical applications include ag-lime, ...; Created on 07 August 2017
3. Cemex Contributes $45,000 to Education Program: (Latest News); ... limestone quarries in the United States. The donation funds the Cemex Educator Excursion Series, a series of hands-on educator workshops that promotes protection and conservation of the Edwards Aquife ...; Created on 07 August 2017
4. PERMITTING - JULY 2017: (Permitting); ... (EFLI) is fighting to stop construction of a lime plant and accompanying quarry near Giscome, British Columbia, Canada, despite the project passing a provincial environmental assessment. Graymont has submitted ...; Created on 26 July 2017
5. Low-Water Washing: (Features); ... trying to dry feed a sand screw. “That method doesn’t work very well, particularly in limestone. Ultimately, they find that they can only lower the minus-200 mesh by about 3 percent, which is almost nothing,” ...; Created on 26 July 2017
6. Doing Away With Dust: (Features); ... and belt, the dust was a serious problem. Respiratory issues associated with limestone extraction and processing are among the oldest recognized workplace safety hazards. Modern limestone handlers ...; Created on 26 July 2017
7. Going That Extra Mile: (Features); ... 20 years, has been using a 3,100-ft. long, 42-in. conveyor to transport crushed limestone from an existing primary crusher to its processing plant and storage yard at its Slippery Rock Quarry in northwestern ...; Created on 26 July 2017
8. Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 7.3 Percent: (Latest News); Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,455,019 tons in June, a decrease of 7.3 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. June’s loadings were also 8.9 percent ...; Created on 10 July 2017
9. Komatsu Introduces New Off-Highway Trucks: (Prime-Time Products); ... CARE for these models includes complimentary scheduled engine maintenance and two complimentary Komatsu Diesel Particulate Filter exchanges in the first five years. Komatsu CARE lowers ownership costs, ...; Created on 03 July 2017
10. Superstars Of Screening: (Features); ... 25,000 applications worldwide, is available in easy-to-install modular panels. Its distinctive lime-green polyurethane strips bond the individual wires and allow them to vibrate independently at different ...; Created on 28 June 2017
11. Delivering Fuel Efficiently: (Features); ... national awards and thousands of loyal customers. Douds Stone, in business for 90 years, also shares a great reputation for quality and service, providing everything from aglime dust for farmers to 650-lb. ...; Created on 28 June 2017
12. Atlas Copco DM30 Rig Goes Across the Country: (Drilling & Blasting); ... and two at limestone quarries. The chosen quarries served as ideal regional demo sites due to their locations. At each stop customers were invited to an introductory classroom session and to walkthroughs ...; Created on 22 June 2017
13. Clearspan Fabric Structures has Aglime Covered for Rogers Group: (Loadout & Transportation); A Rogers Group Inc. plant, located in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was in need of a structure to allow year-round storage of aglime, which is only used by customers during spring and fall. “The material must be covered ...; Created on 21 June 2017
14. PERMITTING - JUNE 2017: (Permitting); California Quarry Back on Track? / Illinois Lawmakers Seeking Water Protection / Texas Sand Plant Fighting NIMBY Groups / Canadian Quarry Faces Groundwater Issues / Ohio Quarry Faces More Pushback on Lime ...; Created on 21 June 2017
15. Mississippi Lime Acquires Mercer’s Hydrated Lime Business: (Latest News); Mississippi Lime Co. announced it has completed its purchase of Mercer Lime Co.’s hydrated lime business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mercer Lime Co., with operations in Branchton, ...; Created on 19 June 2017
16. Robin E. Graves: (Rock Stars); ... a member of ASTM International since 1992, and has previously received the C09 Subcommittee Chairman Award in 2009, the Award of Appreciation from ASTM International Committee on Lime and Limestone (C07) ...; Created on 14 June 2017
17. PERMITTING - MAY 2017: (Permitting); ... Restrictions According to the Decatur Daily, Limestone County, Ala., officials, responding to complaints from residents, said that no weight restrictions are needed for trucks traveling to and from a ...; Created on 06 June 2017
18. FIRST LOOK - MAY 2017: (First Look); ... High Hill; the acquisition of a strategic interest in Base Rock Minerals LLC, a limestone quarry in Bonne Terre; and the subsequent acquisition of Strack Stone Co., a limestone quarry located just north ...; Created on 06 June 2017
19. Lakes Limestone Trade Down 5.4 Percent in May: (Latest News); Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in May, a decrease of 5.4 percent compared to a year ago. May’s loadings were, however, slightly above the month’s five-year average. ...; Created on 06 June 2017
20. Graymont Sells New York Materials Business to Upstone: (Latest News); ... supplies lime and limestone products. It serves major markets throughout the United States and Canada, and has extended its reach into the Asia-Pacific region. Graymont also has a significant investment ...; Created on 31 May 2017
21. Carmeuse Employees Clean Up: (Latest News); The Carmeuse Lime & Stone Port Inland operation recently pulled together a team of 14 employees who volunteered their time to clean up the roadside of their adopted section of highway. Port ...; Created on 31 May 2017
22. Atlas Copco DM30 Rig Goes Across the Country: (Prime-Time Products); ... California to upstate New York. The rig made four stops, two at granite quarries and two at limestone quarries. The chosen quarries served as ideal regional demo sites due to their locations. At each ...; Created on 25 May 2017
23. Vulcan Materials Acquires Aggregates USA: (Latest News); ... ts – along with 16 rail distribution yards in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. In addition, the acquisition includes 12 limestone quarries in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Vulcan may divest se ...; Created on 25 May 2017
24. Cemex to Build New Aggregates Distribution Terminal in Los Angeles: (Latest News); ... in Victorville, which offers limestone aggregates with superior performance compared to other aggregates produced in the Los Angeles Basin. The high-grade limestone meets the new Modulus of Elasticity ...; Created on 12 May 2017
25. ACG Materials Acquires North Florida Rock: (Latest News); ... gypsum, limestone, sand, gravel and downstream food, pharmaceutical and plaster products – has acquired North Florida Rock Ltd (NFR). NFR is a producer and processor of limestone products sold into ...; Created on 04 May 2017
26. Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in April: (Latest News); Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 1,630,081 tons in April, a decrease of 16.3 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings also trailed the month’s five-year average by 22.4 percent, according ...; Created on 03 May 2017
27. South Carolina Wildlife Federation Certifies Martin Marietta Quarry: (Latest News); ... Honda of S.C., Duke Energy, FujiFilm, Spartanburg Water and others. At Berkeley Quarry, employees mine marine limestone and process it into aggregates of various grades and sizes. These materials ...; Created on 27 April 2017
28. ClickSafety Launches New Online Miner Safety Courses: (Safety & Health); ... The offerings are designed for those who work, or intend to work in surface mining or processing environments, such as sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate or surface limestone ...; Created on 26 April 2017
29. PERMITTING - APRIL 2017: (Permitting); ... in more than $2.5 million at the 5-cents-per-ton rate. Work on Quarry Site Ordered Stopped An Ottawa County, Ohio, judge ordered a quarry owner that is mixing spent lime on its Benton Township, ...; Created on 25 April 2017
30. Young Leaders Come Together at ConExpo-Con/Agg: (Young Leaders); ... new initiative to build their professional network, connect with their peers and take advantage of complimentary perks, such as education seminars, raffles, nighttime events and more. The Tech Experience ...; Created on 25 April 2017
31. BMC Enterprises Expands With Three Missouri Aggregates Operations: (Latest News); BMC Enterprises Inc. made three additions to its Missouri aggregates business: the opening of a new BMC Stone quarry in High Hill; the acquisition of a strategic interest in Base Rock Minerals LLC, a limestone ...; Created on 14 April 2017
32. Wisconsin Groups to Hold Industry Seminars: (Frac Sand); ... Individual and General Permits that includes the perspective of WDNR and industry. WDNR estimates that there are more than 2,500 nonmetallic mines (NMM) in the state that mine sand, gravel, limestone, ...; Created on 06 April 2017
33. PERMITTING - MARCH 2017: (Permitting); ... Rogers Group, Inc. is once again seeking a special exception for a proposed limestone quarry, according to the Journal and Courier. “Rogers Group is moving forward with our project and is looking forward ...; Created on 30 March 2017
34. Komatsu Introduces PC650LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator: (Loading & Hauling); ... service, and up to two complimentary Komatsu DPF exchanges and up to two DEF tank flushes in the first five years. Komatsu America Corp., www.komatsuamerica.com ...; Created on 30 March 2017
35. Optimistic Ports Outlook for 2017 Great Lakes-Seaway Season: (Latest News); ... increases in limestone and petroleum this year. In 2016, petroleum product imports were up 1,421 percent as a result of a pipeline shutdown, which had served northeast Wisconsin. These imports are expected ...; Created on 21 March 2017
36. ConExpo-Con/Agg Showfloor Showcase: (Features); ... and Reversible Anvils can be retrofitted to any brand VSI. Applications include limestone, sand and gravel, and many more. Raw feed sizes up to 2.8-in. Models up to 300 tph are available. Capacities ...; Created on 01 March 2017
37. FIRST LOOK - MARCH 2017: (First Look); ... Lime Co. Inc. acquired the core assets of Berks Products Corp. and EJB Paving & Materials Co. The strategic acquisitions consist of two aggregate plants, two hot mix asphalt plants, four ready mixed ...; Created on 28 February 2017
38. The Maximum Mix: (Screening & Sizing); ... feed end, or the discharge end particularly, where increased open area is highly critical in eliminating recirculating loads. Gee worked with a Texas-based limestone operation that faced issues with ...; Created on 16 February 2017
39. Feed and Flow: (Features); ... Ridgeville, Ind., plant is one of its oldest limestone operations. Reserves have been mined there since the 1930s; and U.S. Aggregates acquired the site in the late 1960s. The Ridgeville plant processes ...; Created on 16 February 2017
40. FIRST LOOK - FEBRUARY 2017: (First Look); ... Santrol’s Wedron Silica Co. plant in Illinois was issued nine citations. A New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. operation in Pennsylvania had two citations, while a Simpson Sand & Gravel plant in Washington ...; Created on 15 February 2017
41. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Completes Strategic Acquisitions: (Latest News); New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. (NESL) has acquired the core assets of Berks Products Corp. and EJB Paving & Materials Co. The strategic acquisitions consist of two aggregate plants, two hot ...; Created on 12 February 2017
42. United States Lime & Minerals Sees Higher Sales, Increased Demand: (Latest News); United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported fourth quarter and full-year 2016 results. Revenues in the fourth quarter 2016 were $34.2 million, compared to $31.3 million in the comparable 2015 quarter, ...; Created on 01 February 2017
43. Aggregates Production Rises Higher in 2016: (Latest News); ... 70 percent was limestone and dolomite; 13 percent granite; 6 percent traprock; 5 percent miscellaneous stone; 4 percent sandstone and quartzite; and the remaining 2 percent was divided, in descending order ...; Created on 01 February 2017
44. Quarry Lockout Continues in Canada: (Latest News); ... the paper. “Despite the major concession on work assignment, the Steelworkers have yet to vote on the offer.” USW Local 816 members employed at the Texada Quarrying Ltd. limestone mine are calling out ...; Created on 26 January 2017
45. Dell Promoted at Mississippi Lime: (People on the Move); Mississippi Lime Co. promoted Blake Dell to director of business planning and development. Mississippi Lime Co. promoted Blake Dell to director of business planning and development. Mississippi Lime ...; Created on 25 January 2017
46. MSHA Special Impact Inspections Hit New York Plant Hard: (Latest News); ... hit a Lafarge Building Materials Inc. plant in New York especially hard, with 32 citations. Fairmont Santrol's Wedron Silica Co. plant in Illinois was issued nine citations. A New Enterprise Stone and Lim ...; Created on 18 January 2017
47. ASTM Aggregates Committee Honors Graves: (Latest News); ... leadership roles in the committee. Graves previously received the C09 Subcommittee Chairman Award in 2009, and the Award of Appreciation from ASTM International Committee on Lime and Limestone (C07) ...; Created on 09 January 2017
48. U.S. Limestone Shipments Down; Canadian Up on Great Lakes: (Latest News); Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 26.3 million tons in 2016, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to 2015, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Loadings for 2016 were also 5.3 percent ...; Created on 06 January 2017
49. MSHA Targets Aggregates, Cement Plants in November: (Latest News); ... Inspection targets included Dragon Products' Thomaston Cement Plant, Specialty Minerals Inc.'s Canaan Plant, Staunton Lime Co., Lakeview Rock Products, Imerys Minerals California Inc.'s Lompoc Plant, a ...; Created on 28 December 2016
50. ConExpo-Con/Agg Spotlight: ALLU Group: (Prime-Time Products); ... on operating costs. The units easily handle topsoil and dirt, excavated and waste soil, demolition waste, construction waste, milled asphalt, coal, oil shale, limestone, contaminated soil, clay, peat, ...; Created on 26 December 2016

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