Bulk-handling equipment manufacturer Masaba has gone without a serious injury in the workplace for an entire year as of July 9, 2014. This marked the anniversary of the last job-related injury that caused an employee to miss work. While the South Dakota-based company has always held employee safety as a top priority, this new milestone sets a high standard for the future.…
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Permitting – July 2014
Ash Grove Seeks Permit ModificationAsh Grove Cement Co. could increase production while cutting pollution under a preliminary decision by the state to modify its air quality permit, according to the Independent Record. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on its preliminary decision to grant Ash Grove a change to its existing permit. The modified permit includes…
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CD Corp., Winona, Minn., is seeking city permission to add up to 60 extra barges of frac sand per year at its shipping facility at the city’s commercial harbor, and also plans to eventually ask to be allowed to ship dry sand that doesn’t have 2.5 percent moisture, according to the Winona Daily News. CD Corp. owner Dan Nisbit said…
Read MoreDemand for Well-Stimulation Materials to Reach $15.2 Billion
Demand for well-stimulation materials in the United States is forecast to climb more than 10 percent annually to $15.2 billion in 2018, according to Well Stimulation Materials, a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc., a Cleveland-based market research firm.
Read MoreClaim Post Seeks Canadian Work Permit
Claim Post Resources Inc. has applied for a Mineral Exploration Work Permit through Manitoba Conservation and the Mineral Resources Division of Innovation, Energy, and Mines (IEM). The Work Permit is valid for a one-year period for exploration work such as line cutting, exploration and geotechnical drilling.
Read MoreMellott Company Expands Product Lines
Mellott Company, the East Coast’s largest service provider to the aggregate industry and the largest Metso distributor in North America, now features the Replacement Parts and Component Exchange (CXP) program. It was officially introduced at this year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg show. Years of experience in all aspects of the aggregate industry led Mellott Company to develop high-quality replacement parts for its own…
Read MoreSandBox Logistics Signs Colorado Agreement
SandBox Logistics signed a five-year contract with Liberty Oilfield Services to deploy its proprietary system for the transportation, site-storage and delivery of frac sand to Liberty’s wellsite operations in the DJ Basin of Colorado. The company provides trans-loading, storage and last-mile delivery of frac sand through the use and application of SandBox’s patented sand-management processes and mobile ISO containers.
Read MoreNew York Fracking Moratorium Considered
A moratorium on high-volume, horizontal, hydraulic fracturing was passed in the New York State Assembly and delivered to the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, passed the Assembly by a vote of 89 to 34. If passed in the Senate, the bill, A.5424-b, would ban the drilling practice for three years from the day it is signed, according…
Read MoreCongress Set to Act on Highway Trust Fund Patch
According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the House Ways and Means Committee marked up its version of the Highway Trust Fund patch (H.R. 5021) the morning of July 10 with the Senate Finance Committee moving forward in the afternoon on its bill. Senators reached a bipartisan agreement late July 9 allowing that panel to proceed with…
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