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1. Klüber Lubrication Premium Heavy-Duty Greases for Mines and Quarries ...: (Maintenance & Wear Parts); Klüber Lubrication now offers Klüberplex EM 91-151 & 91-152, lubricating greases for applications in the mining, cement and quarry industries. Klüberplex EM 91-151 & 91-152 have been formulated ...; Created on 16 October 2018
2. Virginia Recognizes Quarries for Safety and Reclamation ...: (Safety & Health); Virginia’s mineral-mining industry recognized mining operations for an exemplary safety record and for outstanding reclamation of mined land during 2017. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and ...; Created on 28 September 2018
3. Missouri Quarries Launch Target Zero Safety Program ...: (Safety & Health); Missouri Limestone Producers Association (MLPA) members Capital Quarries and Capital Materials, divisions of Farmer Holding Co. (FHC), recently launched a new safety program, Target Zero, at their sites ...; Created on 28 September 2018
4. Hurricane Florence Hammers N.C. Roads, Quarries ...: (Latest News); ... s operating by Wednesday. Their pits are in the flooded areas." A Martin Marietta spokesperson told Rock Products that two of the company's quarries – in New Bern and Wilmington – suffered flooding f ...; Created on 21 September 2018
5. Missouri Quarries Launch Target Zero Safety Program ...: (Latest News); Missouri Limestone Producers Association (MLPA) members Capital Quarries and Capital Materials, divisions of Farmer Holding Co. (FHC), recently launched a new safety program, Target Zero, at their sites ...; Created on 24 July 2018
6. Virginia Recognizes Quarries for Safety and Reclamation ...: (Latest News); Virginia’s mineral-mining industry recognized mining operations for an exemplary safety record and for outstanding reclamation of mined land during 2017. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and ...; Created on 19 July 2018
7. Wendling Quarries Banks on Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence ...: (Latest News); Drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider Kespry announced Wendling Quarries, a subsidiary of Manatts Inc., is using Kespry throughout its aggregates operations to ensure inventory accuracy and ...; Created on 12 July 2018
8. Boral to Sell U.S. Concrete & Quarries Business ...: (Latest News); Australia's Boral Limited announced that it has agreed to sell its Concrete & Quarries business in Denver to Brannan Sand and Gravel Co. for $127 million. The sale includes its quarry operation in Brighton ...; Created on 10 May 2018
9. New Report Finds Quarries Do Not Reduce Home Values ...: (Latest News); ... greatly reduced quarries’ impact, the environmental and economic consequences of quarry operations receive considerable attention, often in the form of adversarial “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) campaigns. ...; Created on 12 March 2018
10. Vulcan Quarries in Tennessee Now Part of Blue Water Identified ...: (Latest News); Seventeen Tennessee quarries sold by Vulcan Materials to satisfy federal regulators are now part of Blue Water Industries. The $290 million sale, which closed in December 2017, completed Vulcan's acquisitio ...; Created on 20 February 2018
11. Illinois EPA Out of Bounds Targeting Quarries That Accept CCDD ...: (Green Resources); The news reports certainly grabbed your attention. Four in five Illinois quarries that backfill with concrete and other demolition waste showed higher-than-acceptable levels of toxins, according to state ...; Created on 25 January 2018
12. Illinois EPA Out of Bounds Targeting Quarries That Accept CCDD ...: (Latest News); The news reports certainly grabbed your attention. Four in five Illinois quarries that backfill with concrete and other demolition waste showed higher-than-acceptable levels of toxins, according to state ...; Created on 12 December 2017
13. Conveyor Components Rip Detector for Use in Quarries ...: (Material Handling & Conveying); The Model DB belt rip detector, manufactured by Conveyor Components Co., is a mine-duty and quarry-duty belt rip detector, which operates on a simple cable pull concept. When a belt flap or tear, ...; Created on 08 November 2017
14. Conveyor Components Rip Detector for Use in Quarries ...: (Prime-Time Products); The Model DB belt rip detector, manufactured by Conveyor Components Co., is a mine-duty and quarry-duty belt rip detector, which operates on a simple cable pull concept. The Model DB belt rip detector, ...; Created on 30 October 2017
15. Terex Trucks’ Rigid TR70 is a Concrete Choice for Conco Quarries ...: (Loading & Hauling); Family-owned Conco Quarries is using Terex Trucks’ TR70 to increase productivity at its limestone mine in Willard, Mo. “Over the last seven decades Conco has grown from a small operation with just seven ...; Created on 19 September 2017
16. Congressional Representatives Visit Quarries ...: (Latest News); Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), chairman of the House Rules Committee, visited Martin Marietta’s Southwest, Cement and Southwest Ready Mix divisional headquarters office in Dallas on Aug. 23. “We appreciated ...; Created on 18 September 2017
17. Vulcan Quarries Achieve Wildlife Habitat Council Certification ...: (Green Resources); ... community involvement.” And in North Carolina . . . Vulcan Materials also achieved WHC Conservation Certification at two North Carolina quarries. Vulcan was honored for its wildlife habitat at the ...; Created on 06 June 2017
18. Missouri S&T Visits Conco Quarries ...: (Latest News); ... its members. Led by faculty advisor Greg Galecki, Ph.D, members of this student chapter recently took a field trip to Conco Quarries in Willard, Mo., and Springfield Underground in Springfield, Mo. The ...; Created on 14 April 2017
19. Two Vulcan Quarries in North Carolina Achieve Environmental Accolades ...: (Latest News); Vulcan Materials Co. demonstrated its commitment to environmental stewardship by achieving Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification at two North Carolina quarries – Pineville and Hendersonville. ...; Created on 05 April 2017
20. Three Quarries Targeted by MSHA in July Impact Inspections ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 161 citations during special impact inspections conducted at 11 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in ...; Created on 01 September 2016
21. MSHA Targets Four Quarries During June Inspections ...: (Latest News); ... MSHA inspectors have conducted 1,173 impact inspections and issued 16,429 citations, 1,317 orders and 60 safeguards. MSHA targeted four nonmetallic minerals quarries in June: Cemex's Black Mountain Quarr ...; Created on 27 July 2016
22. NSSGA: Bring Congress to Quarries This Summer ...: (Latest News); Last summer, aggregates operations around the country brought members of Congress to their quarries in record numbers. The industry’s heightened participation in “Driving It Home 2015” was a critical component ...; Created on 08 July 2016
23. Prehistoric Humans Worked in Flint Quarries ...: (Last Call); ... Modiin, is the earliest known Neolithic quarry in the southern Levant, though other prehistoric quarries have been found in the area, including an evidently much older one from the lower-middle Paleolithic ...; Created on 08 June 2016
24. Klüber Lubrication Products Targeted to Mines and Quarries ...: (Maintenance & Wear Parts); Klϋber Lubrication offers Klüberfluid C-F 3 ULTRA, an operational lubricant for open gear drives with immersion, circulation or spray lubrication systems. C-F 3 ULTRA was developed specifically for the ...; Created on 18 April 2016
25. MSHA Impact Inspections Target Quarries ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 189 citations and six orders during special impact inspections at 17 coal mines, and six metal and nonmetal mines ...; Created on 29 December 2015
26. Loadrite 360 Loadout Management System for Quarries ...: (Loadout & Transportation); ... idling of loaders and trucks in loadout. It also provides quarries with increased truck visibility to ensure that its trucks are loaded to capacity in the shortest time possible. Two-way automated communication ...; Created on 06 August 2015
27. WOTUS Rule Expands EPA Authority; Exempts Quarries ...: (Latest News); The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. In taking this action, EPA greatly expanded its own regulatory authority and created new bureaucratic ...; Created on 27 May 2015
28. White Rock Quarries Moving Forward ...: (Permitting); White Rock Quarries plans to host two public hearings in the coming months in the process of securing environmental permits in 2014 to start a mining operation in Vincent, Ala., that has generated strong ...; Created on 16 October 2013
29. Vulcan Sells Production Interest in Georgia Quarries ...: (Latest News); Vulcan Materials Co. entered into a transaction with Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. for the sale of an interest in the future production at four quarries in Atlanta. The four Vulcan quarries are in Kennesaw, ...; Created on 30 September 2013
30. Alabama Bill Block Quarries Near Schools ...: (Permitting); Alabama State Rep. Wayne Johnson told supporters that he hoped his bill to block quarries from operating near schools would make it to a House committee, but he conceded even if the bill passes, it won’t ...; Created on 15 April 2013
31. Lafarge Quarries Sold to Vulcan ...: (Blog); January 17, 2013 – Lafarge North America Inc. just sold six quarries in Georgia, four of which were purchased by Bluegrass Materials Co., the company spearheaded by the Baker family, of Florida Rock fame. ...; Created on 18 January 2013
32. Lafarge Sells Quarries to Bluegrass Materials ...: (Latest News); ... could not comment on who is buying the quarries, however Rock Products has confirmed that Bluegrass Materials Co. will purchase the Ball Ground, Clayton, Cumming, and Douglasville quarries located in the ...; Created on 14 January 2013
33. Amherst Quarries Sold to Walker Industries ...: (Latest News); Niagara, Ontario, Canada-based Walker Industries Holdings Ltd. purchased Amherst Quarries, which has two locations, one located south of Windsor, Ontario, the other in the town of Amherstburg. Approximately ...; Created on 16 October 2012
34. Eagle Materials Acquires Quarries ...: (Latest News); ... six distribution terminals, two aggregates quarries, eight ready-mix concrete plants and a fly ash business. Eagle will also enter into a transition sales agreement to supply certain Lafarge operation ...; Created on 01 October 2012
35. Suit Filed Against Quarries ...: (Permitting); A motions hearing has been set for a lawsuit that three couples living near the Bremer Quarry, south of Lake City, Minn., have filed against Wabasha County and the quarry, according to the Post Bulletin, ...; Created on 18 July 2012
36. Maine Quarries Facing Push-Back ...: (Permitting); A conflict over quarries in Bangor, Maine, continued at a Business and Economic Development Committee meeting, according to WABI TV 5. At the meeting, the committee reviewed the city's quarry and blastin ...; Created on 18 July 2012
37. Irving Materials Purchases Indiana Quarries ...: (Latest News); Irving Materials Inc. (IMI), of Greenfield, Ind., announced that it has made an asset purchase of Rock Industries from the Smith family of Peru, Ind. This includes the Peru and Plymouth aggregate quarries. ...; Created on 16 July 2012
38. Oldcastle Acquires Pennsylvania Quarries ...: (Latest News); Oldcastle Materials Inc. announced the acquisition of the assets of Powers Stone Inc. in Susquehanna County, Pa. The company consists of three aggregate quarries. The operations will join Oldcastle ...; Created on 05 December 2011
39. Quarries Honored with Sentinels of Safety Awards ...: (Latest News); The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) named the winners of the 2010 Sentinels of Safety Awards. The Sentinels of Safety Awards recognize mining operations in various ...; Created on 25 October 2011
40. Lafarge Quarries Recognized with Community Relations Awards ...: (Latest News); Two of Lafarge North America's Illinois aggregate quarries, Cave in Rock and Joliet, were recently awarded with the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) Community Relations Award. Th ...; Created on 19 September 2011
41. Rockydale Quarries Acquires Two Quarry Locations ...: (Latest News); Rockydale Quarries Corp. announced the acquisition of two quarry locations from C.S. Mundy Quarries Inc. The ownership change was effective July 1. The new locations will operate as the Rockydale-Flatrock ...; Created on 16 August 2011
42. Oldcastle Materials Acquires Everett Quarries ...: (Latest News); Oldcastle Materials, Inc. announced that its Central West Division has acquired the assets of Everett Quarries, which operates five quarries serving northwest Missouri. “We are pleased with the Everett ...; Created on 02 August 2011
43. Rockydale Quarries Acquires Two New Locations ...: (Latest News); Rockydale Quarries Corp. acquired two quarry locations from C.S. Mundy Quarries Inc. The ownership change is effective July 1, 2011. The new locations will operate as the Rockydale-Flatrock Quarry located ...; Created on 06 July 2011
44. Wendling Quarries Test Drives Gen Set ...: (Latest News); A mobile aggregate plant operated by Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Wendling Quarries is testing the MTU Series 1600 diesel engine used to power a 600-kW standby/550-kWA mobile aggregate plant operated by Cedar ...; Created on 01 September 2010
45. Quarries Still High On Opposition List ...: (Latest News); ... the economic recession has made Americans more willing to support new commercial projects in their community. Yet, quarries remains among the top in drawing community opposition--coming in a distant third ...; Created on 23 August 2010
46. Luck Stone Expands Operations Deeper Into Southeast: (Latest News); ... County, S.C., was added to the Luck Stone portfolio in June. Formerly a dimensional stone quarry and one of the few privately-held granite quarries in the state, this plant specialized in excavating stone, ...; Created on 14 November 2018
47. Lehigh Hanson's Cadomin Plant Receives Quarry Life Award: (Latest News); In more than 1,000 quarries and pits worldwide, HeidelbergCement is committed to managing biodiversity during and after extraction by promoting a high diversity of local flora and fauna. The Quarry ...; Created on 13 November 2018
48. PHIL Sideboards Help Maximize Volume, Minimize Spillage: (Prime-Time Products); Off-highway trucks are designed to haul ton-after-ton of material throughout quarries, mines and traverse unpaved haul roads in the pursuit of building economies and infrastructure around the world. From ...; Created on 12 November 2018
49. Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 7.5 Percent in October: (Latest News); ... according to the Lake Carriers Association (LCA). Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.8 million tons, a decrease of 6 percent. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 568,000 tons, a decrease of 14.6 ...; Created on 06 November 2018
50. NSSGA Announces 2018 Environmental Excellence Awards: (Green Resources); ... and beyond to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable environmental practices,” said Michael W. Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO. “These operations prove that quarries are true assets to their communities.” ...; Created on 16 October 2018

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