By Mark S. Kuhar Adding limestone powder to “green” concrete mixtures – those containing substantial amounts of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-burning power plants – can significantly improve performance, according to researchers from the national Institute for Standards and technology (NIST) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Read MoreMonth: October 2013
EPA Launches Online Tool for EIS Access
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched an interactive web-based mapping tool that provides the public with access and information on Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed with EPA for major projects proposed on federal lands and other proposed federal actions.
Read MoreWhite Rock Quarries Moving Forward
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 opposition from residents.
Read MoreLafarge’s Texada Quarry Expansion Meets Resistance
An intense debate about increasing coal exports to Asia from British Columbia focused on Texada Island recently. The Texada quarry, owned by Lafarge Canada Ltd., is the endpoint in a proposal that would see millions of tons of thermal coal from the United States exported through the province.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Mine Approved– Again
A five-year fight over a controversial mine proposal in Ohio still has no end in sight, according to Cincinnati.com.
Read MoreRose Colored Safety Glasses
By Randy K. Logsdon There are really only two steps that are critical to the success of achieving a goal: Formulate a plan and execute the plan.
Read MoreNon-Fatal Heart Attack Doesn’t Require 15-Minute MSHA Notification
By Ellen Smith A non-fatal heart attack where a miner did not receive CPR is not an immediately reportable injury under reporting requirements of §50.10, ALJ L. Zane Gill has ruled.
Read MoreMining, Quarrying in Second Most-Dangerous Occupation Group
According to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction are the second most-dangerous occupation group.
Read MoreMSHA Conducts Impact Inspection at Illinois Quarry
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 149 citations and 16 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month.
Read MoreMSHA Releases Guide For Miners’ Representatives Occupation Group
MSHA announced the availability of a guide for miners’ representatives, which will be available as a handbook and an online resource.
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