Three of the top five global cement, aggregate and concrete producers have made the 2021 Climate Disclosure Project A List, reflecting transparency in environmental impact, greenhouse gas emissions management and water resource metrics. CEMEX, HeidelbergCement and Holcim are among 200 A List/Climate category performers from a pool of 10,000-plus companies that London-based CDP observes. “We commit to continue leading the…
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Primed to Run
A Total Turnkey Plant Solution Fuels Versatile, Market-Driven Production For a Georgia Quarry. By Carol Wasson The Broad River Quarry near Athens, Ga., boasts a new, yet well-proven turnkey design/build processing plant that’s been up, running and reliable since its startup nearly two years ago.
Read MoreA New Approach to Neighborhood Councils
Everything Is Bigger In Texas, Including Advisory Councils. Kerr County Is Eying A County-Wide Group. By Therese Dunphy Aggregate-producing operations, or APOs as they are often referred to in Texas, have been under intense scrutiny since 2019 when the Austin American-Statesman launched a six-month investigation into the growing number of state aggregate operations and asserted that “state regulators did almost…
Read MoreLehigh Expansion Opposed by County
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. wants to amend its 2012 Reclamation Plan for Lehigh Permanente Quarry near Cupertino, Calif., to increase mining. As part of the amendment, the proposal asks to disturb an area of the “Permanente Ridge” that is about 100 vertical ft. in height and 4,000 ft. across, according to the Palo Alto Times. The company’s proposal would effectively…
Read MoreAggregates Facts
July 20, 2021 – Did you know that 38,000 tons of aggregate go into each lane mile of interstate highway? Construction of the average home requires 400 tons of aggregate, while the average size school or hospital requires 15,000 tons. Every state and roughly three-quarters of the nation’s counties are home to an aggregate operation, producing nearly 2.4 billion tons…
Read MoreCSSGA Names Gayle Lyman Memorial Scholarship Recipients
The Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (CSSGA) has awarded the Gayle Lyman Memorial Scholarship to two deserving students: Jason Jacoby and Erin Kunkel. The award is named for former CSSGA Board President Gayle Lyman, who passed away unexpectedly in 2015. Lyman raised his family and spent his career in the construction industry in Grand Junction, Colo. Throughout his life,…
Read MoreAthabasca to Manage Coffey Lake Public Pit
Athabasca Minerals Inc. (AMI) was awarded a 15-year contract by the Province of Alberta, Canada, to construct, operate and manage the Coffey Lake Public Pit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. This Crown resource is situated on approximately 1,345 acres of land about 90 km north of Fort McMurray.
Read MoreWansley Appointed to Aggregate and Concrete Executives Board
Jeff Wansley, executive director of the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA), has been appointed to serve as secretary/treasurer on the national Aggregate and Concrete Executives (ACE) board of directors for the term 2019-2020. Wansley will then move into the ACE vice chair position in two years.
Read MoreTerex Finlay Tracked Inclined Screen Is Highly Versatile
The Terex Finlay 674 is a “highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications,” according to the company.
Read MoreOldcastle to Build Asphalt Plant at Port San Antonio
Oldcastle Materials announced plans to build a new asphalt plant within Port San Antonio’s 350-acre East Kelly Railport. The expansion comes at a time when the region – among the fastest-growing communities in the country – plans to undergo significant road and infrastructure improvements in the years ahead to accommodate existing road traffic and a million new residents by 2040.
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