At Imerys, Nanpean, Cornwall (UK), Alfie Jones drives a fully loaded 120-ton Cat 775G in a slippery clay quarry.
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Hanson Plant Joins Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Partners for Pollution Prevention (Partners) welcomed Hanson Aggregates into the program.
Read MoreNo Run-of-the-Mill Quarry
Dec. 15, 2020 – It’s always interesting when people come to me with unique quarry projects. For instance, Southern Industrial Contractors (SIC) was recently awarded a fast-track project for a sawmill located in the southeastern United States. SIC’s scope of work included:
Read MoreMSHA Reports 22nd Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 19, an excavator’s bucket struck a plant operator who was standing on the cross beam of a grizzly hopper screen at Swayback Quarry, Larimer, Colo.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Machinery Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 21, a truck driver at Martin Marietta Materials’ Moore Quarry, Pocahontas, Iowa, sustained fatal head injuries while he was deploying the automatic tarp on his fifth-wheel side-dump trailer.
Read MorePeckham Industries Creates Special Website for Quarry
Peckham Industries has launched a special website with information about its quarry in Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and the role it plays in supporting the local community and economy.
Read MoreMSHA Confirms 20th Fatality of 2020
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 14 a lead person was killed when his pickup truck was struck by a haul truck at Vulcan Materials’ Columbia Quarry, Richland, S.C.
Read MoreThe Debate
Oct. 8, 2020 – There may have been a debate in Salt Lake City last night, but of equal interest is the debate in this article from the Salt Lake Tribune, which chronicles the issues of a commercial cherry orchard trying to co-exist with nearby quarry operations. While on the surface the article may be about land-use issues facing agriculture and mining, these two…
Read MoreEPA, Northern Alaska Contractors Settle Over Quarry Discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Northern Alaska Contractors LLC (NAC) for violations of Alaska’s Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit requirements that protect against pollution caused by stormwater runoff at the Ugadaga Quarry in Unalaska, Alaska.
Read MoreHillhead Plans for 2021 Show
The organizers of Hillhead announced that trade shows have been given the green light to resume in the United Kingdom. As a member of the Association of Event Organizers, the Hillhead 2021 team has already begun planning its 2021 event to fulfill the “All Secure Standard.”
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